<p>A few years ago there was a big news story about a community college president in Iowa who was arrested and charged with growing marijuana at his house and letting his high school-age son and the kid’s friends drink alcohol and smoke pot at the house. Needless to say, the individual lost his job. (If I remember correctly, when the cops came to the house with a search warrant, the dad – who had called in sick to work that day – was sitting at the kitchen table smoking a joint.)</p>
<p>At the time, I was stunned and angered that any parent (let alone a college administrator) would knowingly allow 16-year-old kids to use substances illegally while the adults were supposedly “supervising” the kids. I still am. A parent that does that deserves any negative consequences that occur.</p>