Beth, >From case law, an individual who is demonstrated to be a "danger to society" >can be forced to take medication; however, this is extremely rare because it >is almost impossible to determine whether or not an individual is likely to be >a "danger to society." Post hoc, a person who is found to be guilty and >mentally ill (which is the most frequent decision about someone who commits a >heinous crime but is determined to be mentally ill) can be forced to take >medication while incarcerated.
What the institution has the right to do is to deny admission, or to suspend the right to attend classes if there is a history of disruption to the process of education, whether that be within individual classes or on the campus as a whole. At my last institution, we had one student who was banned from campus, and this was by court order. He did show up on campus one day, the police were called, and he was removed. This is a serious issue and I think that most institutions are not paying enough attention to it. Perhaps it needs to be a national issue with a clear policy developed to guide how to deal with it. Bob ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:18:55 -0400 >From: Beth Benoit <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [tips] APA Con San Diego: College Students With More >Psychopathology >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><[email protected]> > > > > Bob, > Your post had excellent information for us to share. > One question though about this statement: > "...[I] have had only one problem with a student > who was medication non-compliant and when she was > off meds could cause disturbances in class - and she > did and was told that until she could come back with > assurances that she was following her medication > regime, she would not be allowed to attend classes > at that institution." > Are "we" within our rights to demand that a student > take her medication? Believe me, I can see the > virtue of it, but I wonder if, indeed, we have the > right. Couldn't we be liable? > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee94ad&n=T&l=tips&o=4192 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL > if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-4192-13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu . Robert W. Wildblood, PhD Adjunct Psychology Faculty Germanna Community College [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4205 or send a blank email to leave-4205-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
