Bowling Green State University (BGSU) makes some students pay for drug and alcohol screening.

BGSU counseling center requires students to pay $150 if sanctioned by the Dean of Students or court order, but if students are not sanctioned, they can have the screening for free.

Blaze Campbell-Jacobs, associate Dean of Students, shares the qualifications students must meet to pay for the screening.

“If a student goes through the conduct process and is found responsible for a policy violation related to alcohol or drugs, they are required to complete alcohol and/or drug education and/or an alcohol and other drug assessment,” Campbell-Jacobs said.

Campbell-Jacobs states that the money students are paying for the screening is to cover the cost.

“These services are offered through the Counseling Center, and a fee is required to cover the cost of the assessment,” she said.

Some exceptions to these fees are amnesty.

“Amnesty covers both the student who needs medical attention and the student who makes the call for help. In those situations, the fee is waived,” Campbell-Jacobs said.

Nicki Gorny, media relations specialist at The University of Toledo, discusses how Toledo does their screening.

“The UToledo Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards does not facilitate or require students to complete drug or alcohol screenings,” Gorny said.

The counseling center declined to comment.

Campbell-Jacobs wants students to be safe on campus with drugs and alcohol.

“The goal of these programs is to provide education, support healthier decision-making, and help keep our campus community safe,” Campbell-Jacobs said.