Lubbock Student Drug and Alcohol Possession Lawyer

When a student is charged with possession of illicit substance charges, there are two separate cases. There is a criminal case which is handled by the Lubbock County and there is the student conduct issue if the student is found responsible.

Finding the student responsible is dealing with the violation of the code of conduct. The consequences of a student code violation can include probation, deferred suspension, or suspension expulsion. In addition, when the student is found responsible, they are required to take additional counseling. The court may impose additional remedial sanctions.

Based upon the specifics of the case, other consequences can occur. For example, if a Texas Tech minor student is arrested for driving while intoxicated, they can be charged with a statute called “driving under the influence by a minor” on Texas Tech Campus or by Texas Tech Police Department. The student may lose their right to drive on campus for a period of time.

There may be an issue in the dorm such as possession of marijuana or possession of a controlled substance. The biggest controlled substances on the college campus are drugs. For example, Adderall, Ritalin, and study drugs that students take to stay up. The consequences of which could be students losing their campus housing.

When a student is convicted of certain crimes. In addition to the consequences of the criminal case. They can lose their driver’s license, federal student loans, and certain scholarships as well.