No institution has a right to tell a young person not to tell his parents about anything.
Wanna' bet? I'll take your money -- God knows after what they did to us, we need it. They do so with impunity every single day. Talk to the people who have to figure out what to do with the kids who've been booted out of school? Even our attorney said the law is very grey in that area. He mumbled something about custodial rights. Sounds like a violation of civil rights to me, but what the heck do I know.
I didn't read the fine print, I thought you got due process with your membership in this country -- unless you're under 18 or still in school. Read the fine print -- our system is broken.
Let me go on to say, your children must be instructed to insist on it. The administrators won't volunteer it, but you child can INSIST on their parents being called. TELL YOUR CHILDREN, WARN THEM that not every adult is interested in their welfare -- just like strangers -- be very careful.