<p>But is the school affecting future employment or is it really the behavior of the student?</p>
<p>First, the country is far less free than it once was. Kids used to get in all kinds of trouble but the punishment didn’t follow you thru life. Now, your daily life is documented forever on facebook and google. A simple search finds everything you’ve ever done that produced a public document or comment plus an occasional photo. </p>
<p>Second, there are so many laws and regulations that we are all law breakers of one kind or another. I was stopped by cops for stuff as a kid and taken home to a butt whooping, not booked and prosecuted. Now, a cop can get sued for letting a kid off light if he commits a worse crime later. The same is true of universities. They can be sued if they don’t aggressively punish and you ask if they can be sued if they do. It’s a legal trap. And it hurts the kids who attend these schools - higher tuition, depersonalized treatment where your just a number, onerous rules to follow and legal disclaimers to sign. Ridiculous.</p>