Should colleges and universities notify parents when a student is clearly troubled? College officials generally treat students as adults, and officials say that they are constrained by privacy laws. And around the country, there are growing questions about when educators should, in fact, call home. One case animating the debate is that of Graham Burton, who hanged himself in his dorm room at Hamilton College in upstate New York. His parents said they hadn’t known the extent of his depression, and they deserved the chance to try to save their son.

Source: New York Times May 13, 2018 09:16 UTC