Backstory: Friend's parents are Muslim, and while he is an atheist, his parents still hold their standards to him. The other night he got drunk and accidentally called his father. His dad flipped out and called an ambulance to take him to a hospital (he didn't even need his stomach pumped). The college is being pretty lax about it right now, he spoke to the dean on-call, who only wanted to make sure he was healthy. There have been no academic repercussions. His parents are acting like it's WWIII though. Among other things, they attempted to coach my friend on what he should say to the dean. They also wanted the call recorded so that they could hear it and have proof. But by the time they told my friend this, he'd already called and spoken to the dean. Now his parents are freaking out again, claiming insubordination because he "lied" and called the dean without telling them, and are screaming about how he's an immoral person. They just called to tell him to pack his bags, they're stopping payment on his tuition, and are bringing him home tonight. Personally I think this is a GROSS overreaction, but what bothers me the most is that they won't allow him to finish his semester. He doesn't know what his options are, and frankly I'm stumped too. Does anyone have any ideas as to what he could do to stay in college?
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My friend's parents are threatening to pull him from college after
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Backstory: Friend's parents are Muslim, and while he is an atheist, his parents still hold their standards to him. The other night he got drunk and accidentally called his father. His dad flipped out and called an ambulance to take him to a hospital (he didn't even need his stomach pumped). The college is being pretty lax about it right now, he spoke to the dean on-call, who only wanted to make sure he was healthy. There have been no academic repercussions. His parents are acting like it's WWIII though. Among other things, they attempted to coach my friend on what he should say to the dean. They also wanted the call recorded so that they could hear it and have proof. But by the time they told my friend this, he'd already called and spoken to the dean. Now his parents are freaking out again, claiming insubordination because he "lied" and called the dean without telling them, and are screaming about how he's an immoral person. They just called to tell him to pack his bags, they're stopping payment on his tuition, and are bringing him home tonight. Personally I think this is a GROSS overreaction, but what bothers me the most is that they won't allow him to finish his semester. He doesn't know what his options are, and frankly I'm stumped too. Does anyone have any ideas as to what he could do to stay in college?
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Friend accidentally called his dad, dad freaked out, call-and-record was cut
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