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Board amends alcohol/drug policy language to avoid singling out prescribed medications
Summary
The board amended Policy JCDAB to remove language that described mood‑altering substances as only those "not prescribed" by a licensed physician; the change leaves prescription exceptions governed elsewhere.
The board voted to amend Policy JCDAB (student alcohol and drug use) to remove redundant wording that specified the policy covered only mood‑altering substances "that are not prescribed to an individual by a licensed physician." The amendment struck the repetitive clause so the policy instead lists mood‑altering substances and references existing prescriptions and other policies that govern prescribed medication.
Board members questioned whether the draft language could create confusion about students with medical prescriptions, including medical marijuana or other prescribed mood‑altering medications. One board member said such students who require medication may be better served in an alternate program if their medical needs cannot be accommodated on campus.
A motion to amend the policy to delete the phrase about substances "not prescribed to an individual by a licensed physician" passed with one recorded no vote (Mister Moore). The board then voted to adopt the recommendations as amended; the transcript records the final adoption as unanimous after the amendment.
