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Originally Posted by macallan25
I don't think drinking underage was ever mentioned.
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Actually, it was mentioned in the first post -- I quoted it above.
Pardon me if I'm wrong, but the way I read the situation, the bus was being paid for with student organization funds which were supplied by the university. That seems like the same thing to me as the bus being paid for by university funds at the end of the day, which gives the university the right to cancel the service -- or at least withdraw the funds from the organization. Even if cancelling it is the wrong thing to do, which in my opinion, it is.
However, the university allegedly feels that the service was fostering drinking among underage students. I'm not sure how to prove that, but I guess it's still a decision they can reach and react to as they see fit.
I'm not sure where the bus driver liability issue comes from. The driver and company are hired to deliver people from one place to another. I doubt that it's up to them to enforce liquor laws.
The bar or restaurant certainly have liability when it comes to serving minors -- or even allowing those of age to drink too much if they become a hazard to others.