Almost all UW campuses unofficially support amnesty for
underage drinking emergency situations.
UW-L Police Chief Scott Rohde explains alcohol citation is a
forfeiture, not a felony like heroin or meth.
Amnesty goes all
the way up through the dean and does not usually result in school discipline
consequences.
UW-L campus encourages students to ask for help even if they
have been drinking underage. Says Rohde,
“Anyone who is victim of sexual
assault will not be cited; that’s been our practice for 15 years.”
The state
legislature is still considering a bill for immunity from prosecution for people to seek help for themselves or another.
To contact campus police call: 608-789-9000 (non-emergency)
or 608-789-9999 (emergency).
