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