ok, so before giving yourself high fives, consider the following
the issue(s) we're discussing here have been "issues" for a looong time -
IF/WHEN you land a job as a college assistant you'll find
a) you are their employee
b) your university as an institution has ALREADY established policies in this area
c) they rely on "entry level staff" to follow the policies .. not to re-invent them
d) those policies are passed DOWN the chain of command thru the athletic department to the Head Coaches, who in turn spell them out to the assistants
e) assistant coaches are at the very bottom of that chain of command -
f) policies are NOT passed UP the chain of command
g) an assistant's stance on an issue is irrelevant unless it's also the stance of the university .. in which case it isn't really his stance, it's the school's
h) privacy laws protect most student info
i) I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing that privacy policy would trump the crusade of an entry level staff member to notify parents that HE diagnosed their 21 yr old kid as needing substance counseling for having a beer at the Wing Place while watching the NBA finals.
however, I'd back ya on counseling IF he were watching "world cup futbol" & drinking sweet tea
j) and, of course .. wishing you the best
