For sure, students have lost respect for college administrators. I'd guess the reason young people are going to parties and not following mask rules is that ever since the drinking age went up to 21, young people have been told that it is illegal to drink, but there have been few attempts to actually enforce it. If you have laws that are not enforced, that tells people, of all political persuasions and backgrounds, that if you don't like a law, you don't have to follow it. Maybe if colleges had previously suspended students for underage drinking, the way they are doing for partying during COVID, there would actually have been less drinking. Fraternities are being blamed for COVID spread, but they were always known for being blatant about drinking, and mostly getting away with it.
PF, my question would be, were there consequences for that one family that didn't take baseball as seriously as the rest of the team? Did the kid get less playing time?