TELL US: Should Parents Track Students' Whereabouts in College?
A University of Cincinnati student recently won a restraining order against her parents after they tracked her every move.
Heading off to college is a chance for not only students to grow, but for their parents to adapt to life changes as well. But in some cases, the parents may not have such an easy time letting go. So has been the case with one college student that made national news recently. A 21-year-old music student at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music recently convinced a judge to grant her a restraining order against her parents, according to The Huffington Post. The student, Aubrey Ireland, reportedly told the court that even though she had made the dean's list, her parents would still drive 600 miles from Kansas to Ohio, making unannounced visits to her school, accusing her of drug use, promiscuity and mental illness…
Nellie Sabin
3:51 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
This poor girl. How does she manage to excel with parents like that? I'm glad the courts did not put their "parental rights" ahead of her right to manage her own life. She probably waited until age 21 to act so she would be viewed as an adult. more ›