The Case of the Facebook Pictures
The Orientation Committee has spent most of the spring and summer finishing their plans for Fall Orientation, where they will welcome next year's incoming class of freshmen and transfer students . They even hosted a number of summer orientation events, which allow prospective students to have a first look at the campus in June and July .The Orientation Committee was able to meaningfully connect with a number of incoming freshmen, even becoming Facebook friends with them in order to stay in touch throughout the rest of the summer and into the fall semester . Two weeks before school starts, the Orientation Committee decides to hang out off campus and have a few drinks to relax and celebrate all their hard work . No one who is underage drinks, and no one goes over the legal limit .
Shortly thereafter, some pictures from that night are posted on Facebook . A prospective student is viewing the pictures on his home computer when his mom spots them . She is very upset to see "such behavior" from students at this University and refuses to allow her son to attend in the fall . She calls the president's office to angrily complain about the situation and he, in turn, calls you, the Orientation Committee Advisor, and tells you to "handle the situation ."
> What would you do?
As long as no one underage was drinking, no one was over the limit, and no one is getting hurt, I would think it is okay. I think it would be okay to go out and celebrate after all your hard work, but be legal to do it and be safe about it. If people were underage and someone was endanger I would handle the situation differently.
ReplyDeleteThis is crap. Everyone drinking was at the legal age and it wasn't like they were hurting anything. Celebrate hard work, and they did do that in the right way. I agree that pictures of people partying is wrong because people look at those. I would talk to those students, tell them to take the pictures off. I would remind them that what they were doing wasn't wrong, just keep that stuff off of social media because anyone can see that and some people probably found that offensive.
ReplyDeleteIf everyone there was of age and not drinking over the legal amount of alcohol I don't see the problem in it. I would talk to those students and warn them about what had happened, maybe tell them they should just take those pictures off. But technically they weren't doing anything wrong, so there shouldn't be a punishment. I would just warn them about the concerned parent and tell them to not post those kinds of pictures.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't do anything about it as long as the people that where drinking were of age. They also didn't go over the legal limit. I think it would be fair to talk to them and let them know that putting the pictures on the internet was probably not one of the best ideas considering everyone can see them. I think I would try to contact the students parents and explain to them, since all the students that were drinking of age and there is nothing wrong with that.
ReplyDeleteI'd call the mom and tell her the truth. That, nobody was doing anything illegal and if her son were to enroll there, that she would be assured that he would not be doing anything that would misrepresent himself or his family. She has to remember that her son is an adult now and he has to make his own choices.
ReplyDeleteSince nobody was underage or over the legal limit, there was no harm being done. I think she over reacted because they weren't doing anything illegal, and they were just having a little fun to celebrate.
ReplyDeleteI would call the mother, and explain to her that nothing illegal occurred at the celebration and that everyone who drank was of legal and, and did not consume more than the legal limit. I would go on to tell her that the activities were not associated with the group, and that her son would not have the pressure of such activites while underage from college peers.
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