At which schools is drinking / hook-up culture changing?

N.Y.C
Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:26:00 +0000

Mom here. I would love to hear from current students or parents from boarding school classes of '24, '25, '26 and '27 about two issues: drinking culture - parties featuring free flowing alcohol - and hook-up culture - low-emotional intimacy sexual activity.

1. Acknowledgment. Is there a frank discussion about drinking culture and hook-up culture on campus on the part of the administration?

2. Guidance. What, if anything, is your or your child’s school doing to provide students with information and actionable guidance about the negatives associated with drinking and hook-up culture?

3. Programming. Does your or your child’s school collaborate with students to provide alternatives to drinking culture and hook-up culture?

4. Status quo. Alternatively, would you characterize the attitude of your school - in word and deed - as aware of drinking and hook-up culture but accepting that there is not much that can be done about it. Does your school view drinking culture and hook-up culture as so pervasive among young people as to be impossible to do much about?

Thank you for your honest appraisal and for naming the schools about you can speak.