SUGGESTIONS & STRATEGIES: REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS

Question 11:

A student submits an essay containing a reference to recurring dreams of stabbing her roommate.

What is your response?

Tell the roommate? Discuss with the student? Report the matter to the Student Assistance Coordinating Committee? Report the matter to law enforcement? What are the FERPA / privacy considerations? Would you classify this student as distressed, disturbed, disruptive, or dangerous?
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  • Since essays may or may not be reviewed immediately, an instructor may not be able to discern if this situation is imminently dangerous for the roommate. However, if the instructor does have more information and the situation does seem to be dangerous, then the Campus Police should be contacted immediately at 615-898-2424.