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Not long after Betsy DeVos became Secretary of Education, she implemented changes in the way sexual misconduct, harassment and assault allegations are handled by colleges and universities.Critics have lamented her relaxation of changes made by the Department of...
For many college students, drinking is part of the college experience. As parents, you hope that your kids don't overdo it. However, if they have even a few drinks on an empty stomach and get behind the wheel, they can find themselves under arrest for DUI. If they're...
Sexual assault on a commercial airplane is a federal crime that can carry a two-year prison sentence. It's becoming more common -- or at least more commonly reported. In the past four years, there's been a 30 percent increase in the number of cases of sexual assault...
If you're one of the many Marylanders who's going to be driving this winter with an ignition interlock device (IID) installed in your car as the result of a DUI or DWI conviction, it's important to know how the cold weather can impact these devices. Two elements of...
Many parents who have daughters going off to college this fall have talked to them about steps they can take to help avoid becoming victims of sexual assault and the importance of reporting it if it happens. However, parents of sons need to discuss the subject as...
If you're a parent who's talked to your college student about the dangers of binge drinking but find that your words have fallen on deaf ears, you're not alone. A study of 300 college students who admitted to consuming at least 34 alcoholic drinks in the past month...
Often a DUI arrest shakes a person up enough that it's a long time before they get behind the wheel again after even one drink. That wasn't the case for one Maryland woman. She was arrested twice on the same day for DUI.Her first run-in on Saturday, Aug. 11 with the...
This Labor Day weekend, Maryland drivers shouldn't be surprised if they encounter a DUI checkpoint. These police encounters can make anyone nervous, even if they haven't had anything to drink. Unfortunately, too many people do foolish things in and near these...
Whenever Maryland law enforcement officers stop someone for suspected drunk driving, one of the most commonly-administered roadside field sobriety tests is a Breathalyzer. This device measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, which correlates to the amount...
We've discussed here the multitude of dangers for young people exposed to large amounts of alcohol when they go off to college. Consuming a lot of alcohol in a short span of time is known as binge drinking and can be dangerous and potentially fatal because the body...