@Xosob1 Really? the student had a known mental health issue and she nor her parents set up local support, instead she waited until her prescriptions ran out and expected the National Merit Office to handle it? I really doubt the validity of this story. My DD is a National Merit Scholar at OU and recently developed issues related to depression. She sought out a local councilor and after the second visit, the councilor referred her to a psychiatrist at Goddard where she was seen with in a week (this was this November!) She would never have expected the Scholars Office to handle to for her.
I don’t get the “across state lines” bit at all, the doctor at Goddard asked that my daughter follow up with her doctor at home in TX over Thanksgiving because they wanted her seen every two weeks to adjust medication as needed. She’s has had zero issues with this or any other prescriptions issued “across state lines”.
The Scholars Office is not a 'parental replacement’office and they are not equipped to provide MEDICAL CARE, what did you expect them to do?