This is definitely an interesting topic that as we have seen, each person has their own view. I think it is important to get student's points of view in a situation like this.
I think it is important to look at what the definition of a "mentor" is.
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noun
1. a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
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It's important to look at the word "trusted" here.
Hypothetically, if I were in this situation, as a student, where I had an experience with drugs or alcohol, not to the point where it was a problem affecting my health or well being, and told a mentor about it, it would be because I had a considerable amount of trust for the mentor I was speaking to. With that amount of trust in a mentor I would expect that they would keep it confidential and provide support to me. Not necessarily reporting it to school officials or parents. If they were to immediately do that, report it to school officials or parents, I feel it would ruin the relationship and trust I had with that mentor.
I also understand there is the debate of when a mentor becomes too close to a student, and that something like this my be considered "too" close. I also believe that it is up to the individual mentor to decide what they would do in a situation like this and when to decide that the situation needs to be reported to someone else for the safety and well being of the student. Either way, it is up to the individual mentor of what they see fit. I am just trying to show a students perspective of this.