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Federal Penalties and Associated
Health Risks
The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of
1989, Public Law 101-226, require that, as a condition of receiving funds
or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program, an
institution of higher education (IHE), state education agency (SEA), or
local educational agency (LEA) must certify that it has adopted and implemented
a program to prevent the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of
illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees.
PREVENTION UPDATES
A student who has been convicted of any offense under any federal or state
law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance shall not
be eligible to receive any grant, loan or work assistance under this title
during the period beginning on the date of such conviction and ending
after the interval specified in the following table:
Student
ineligibility for grants, loans, or work assistance |
For possession of a controlled substance, ineligibility
period is:
First conviction, one year
Second conviction, two years
Third conviction, indefinite |
For sale of a controlled substance, ineligibility
period is:
First conviction, two years
Second conviction, indefinite |
REHABILITATION
A student whose eligibility has been suspended under paragraph
one may resume eligibility before the end of the ineligibility period
determined under such paragraph if:
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The student satisfactorily completes a
drug rehabilitation program that |
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(a) |
complies with such criteria as a secretary shall proscribe in regulations
for purposes of this paragraph; and |
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(b) |
includes two unannounced drug tests; or |
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The conviction is reversed, set aside or
otherwise rendered null and void. |
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED VIOLATIONS
| If you are under 21 and you have alcohol in your possession or consume
alcohol, you risk: |
- Fines up to $200
- Possible 30-day jail sentence
- Legal fees and court costs
- Possible loss of drivers license
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| If you are under 21 and possess/consume any alcohol while driving
a motor vehicle, this may result in: |
- Drivers license suspension of six months or more.
- License reinstatement fee of $50
- Court costs and legal fees
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| If you really want to gamble with your future or someone else’s
and decide to drink and drive, consider the costs of a DUI: |
- Fines up to $1000
- Possible 30-day jail sentence, maybe even prison
- Court costs and legal fees
- Insurance goes up dramatically. For example a 17-year-old male
in South Dakota pays approximately $800 a year in liability insurance;
after DUI conviction he will pay about $1600 a year for three
to five years. Many insurers will not even give him coverage.
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DAKOTA WESLEYAN CONSEQUENCES
FOR ALCOHOL/TOBACCO/DRUG VIOLATION
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DWU understands that students occasionally use alcohol and/or
other drugs and are concerned about the overall effects on each
student. Every effort is made to assign sanctions which are designed
to address the behaviors and to provide an educational component
in order to help the student make more informed choices in the future.
Successive violations may indicate an immediate concern or potential
development of a long-range problem and therefore all alcohol/drug
violations are cumulative throughout a student’s academic
career/enrollment at DWU instead of one academic year. If a student
should receive a 3rd alcohol/drug violation over the course of their
career, they are subject to probation, removal from the residence
halls, and/or suspension; to be assigned at the discretion of the
director of residence life and director of student life. Sanctions
for alcohol violations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Tobacco
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DWU is a tobacco-free campus. No form of tobacco is welcome anywhere
on campus. Sanctions for tobacco violations will be determined on
a case-by-case basis. |
Drug
Violation |
As a drug free campus, DWU will take all drug offenses seriously.
The use of drugs on campus will not be tolerated. Though each case
will be heard individually, punitive or criminal action may be taken
in any case of drug use, including immediate dismissal from campus.
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Students are encouraged to discuss off-campus alcohol/drug
violations with the director of residence life before court appearances,
but must do so if he/she pled guilty to or was found guilty of alcohol/drug
legal violations(s).
Alcohol/Drug Resources
Sally Wickware-Thompson
Campus Counselor
Prather Hall, DWU
995-2718
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Donna Gerlach R.N.
Campus Nurse
Prather Hall, DWU
995-2957 |
Stepping Stones
901 S. Miller
Mitchell, SD 57301
995-8180
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
424 E. 9th St
Mitchell, SD 57301
996-8264 |
Dakota Mental Health Center
910 W. Havens
Mitchell, SD 57301
996-9686
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Lutheran Social Services
411 N. Duff
Mitchell, SD 57301
1-800-568-2401 |
Women's Health Services
909 S. Miller
Mitchell, SD 57301
995-8600 |
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