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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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Washington, D.C. 20500
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April 12, 1991
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President Donald Kennedy
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Stanford University
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Office of the President
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Building 10
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Stanford, California 94305-2060
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Dear President Kennedy:
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I write to call your attention to correspondence on Stanford letterhead
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recently received in this office. I refer specificially to a letter dated
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March 28, 1991, addressed to me, and apparently signed by a Mr. Stuart
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Reges, a senior lecturer in the Stanford Department of Computer Science. I
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attach a copy of this letter, and the attachments sent with it, for your
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information.
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In sum, Mr. Reges has written this office (and the U.S. Department of
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Education) to announce that he carries illegal drugs on the Stanford campus,
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uses them himself, and advocates and encourages their use by Stanford
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undergraduates. Mr. Reges further informs us that his "pro-drug stance" and
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illegal drug use are broadly known on the Stanford campus. He says, in
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fact, that he has published a lengthy two-part article describing his
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opinions and actions in The Stanford Daily (November 8-9, 1990). And he
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reports that despite his open violation and defiance of Stanford anti-drug
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policy, no discliplinary [sic] action has ever been taken against him by the
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University, though a Stanford drug counselor did telephone him to express
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her disapproval.
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I know you share my concern about the threat illegal drugs pose to all young
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Americans, and I am sure you agree that American higher education has a
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special obligation to help ensure the safety and order of its campuses where
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drugs are at issue. Then, too, I know you are aware of legal provisions
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governing receipt of Federal funding and financial assistance (including
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participation in all Federal student aid programs) by institutions of higher
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education.
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To retain eligibility for Federal funding and financial assistance, an
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institution of higher education must adopt and implement a drug prevention
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program for students and employees (20 U.S.C. section 1145g). That program
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must include standards of conduct that clearly prohibit unlawful possession,
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use, or distribution of illicit drugs by students and employees on an
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institution's property or as part of its activities. That program must
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additionally include a clear statement that the institution will impose
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sanctions on students and employees for violations of these standards of
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conduct. And the institution must ensure that such sanctions are
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consistently enforced.
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In all candor, I would find it beyond comprehension that a man who openly
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professes to have encouraged an undergraduate to ingest MDA could continue
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to enjoy faculty privileges at a pace-setting institution like Stanford
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University. I was myself a teacher for many years. I can think of no
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action more radically at odds with the responsibilities an educator has to
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his students.
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I am certain you share my distress over this incident, and I look forward to
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your earliest possible response and reply.
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Sincerely,
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BOB MARTINEZ
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Director
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attachments (4)
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