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Environmental Prevention and Early Intervention Policies

Policies are enforced so that students are educated on their responsibilities as citizens within the JMU and larger community.

University Alcohol Policy

Virginia’s Alcohol Beverage Control act contain a variety of laws governing the possession, use and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The act applies to the student and employees of JMU.

JMU offers a substance-free community for first-year students in Bell Hall. Students living in this residence hall pledge that they and their guests will abstain from the use of tobacco, the consumption of alcohol and the use of any other illegal substance.

Anyone returning to the building under the influence of any of these substances will be in violation of community policy. In all residence halls, staff members enforce all federal and state laws regarding alcohol and illegal drugs.

All violations are addressed in a disciplinary manner regardless of the type of living community.

Three Strike Policy

After being found responsible for three alcohol/drug violations, a student may be suspended for a minimum of one semester.

Parental Notification Policy

Parents may be notified when their underage student has been found responsible on-campus or charged off-campus in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County for an alcohol and/or drug violation.

Parental notification will occur after one major alcohol/drug violation or after two minor alcohol/drug violations and any subsequent violation thereafter.

Off-Campus Adjudication

If a student is convicted for an alcohol or drug violation or any felony in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County, s/he will also be charged with a violation of JMU policy.