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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, November 11, 1993
POLICY: KU faces tough questions
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However, critics of the policy say the honor system is weak, which cripples any attempt at having an effective policy. A professor and a student can have a relationship without anybody knowing the difference.
But a more aggressive enforcement policy creates its own set of problems. If the University took a more active role in looking for violations, then it could intrude on the privacy of its employees and students.
Does the difficulty in enforcing such a policy make it not worth having?
Some say the value of having a policy is that it sets ethical standards for how faculty members should conduct themselves where clear guidelines did not exist before.
If a faculty member is found to have violated the policy by not removing the conflict of interest from a romantic or sexual relationship with a student, the policy states a faculty member could be dismissed from all teaching duties. Other penalties range from a written warning to suspension without pay.
Getting the word out
These are just some of the issues
What'snext
KANSAN
The task force on consensual relationships must turn in its recommendations to the Senate Executive Committee by Nov. 24.
After SenEx has reviewed them, the recommendations will be sent through University Governance to the administration for authorization.
that have to be resolved before a clear policy is established.
Even after the policy is revised and authorized by Chancellor Gene Budig, the University still has to find a way to inform everyone of the new standards.
Few people read policies, Wilcox says, so the University may have to find alternative ways to publicize the policy, such as explaining the policy in the undergraduate catalog or discussing the issue at orientation seminars.
It's just another challenge for Wilcox's committee, the administration and the University community to resolve in order to create an effective relationships policy.
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