Under-age drinkers will do almost anything to stay out of trouble. Sometimes they won’t even call 911 in an emergency, says Meghan Hanrahan, a junior at Ohio University. That’s why she believes administrators should waive judicial punishments when intoxicated students seek medical help for themselves or their friends.
Ms. Hanrahan, a student at the university’s main campus, in Athens, and a member of Ohio’s Student Senate, helped establish a committee to study the feasibility of “medical amnesty.” “Punishments put fear into students,” she says. “But if you’re sick or in trouble, safety should be the No. 1 priority