Helping Students Stay Safe Over Spring Break
Is your student heading out on a spring break adventure? Remind him to:

• stay with people he knows, rather than going off with people he just met
  
• use the buddy system with friends he trusts
  
• decline drinks from people he doesn't know (whether they're alcoholic or not — a colorless, flavorless drug could have been slipped in)
  
• control his alcohol intake — he shouldn't let himself become so intoxicated that his judgment is impaired
  
• remember the phrase: "it could happen to me"

Although these seem like basic reminder — some of which are similar to those your student has been hearing since he was in grade school — they are important tips for students traveling with friends. And these warnings hold true for so many different types of spring break trips. What's most important is that your student makes positive decisions and keeps himself safe, no matter where he goes.