“There is little distinction under this law as to whether the drug possession is a major or minor violation and to what degree the infraction affects the community at large,” he said. By providing a uniform ban for possession as well as drug dealing, the provision may deny low-income students an education for relatively minor infractions.
“Our laws should reflect the need for varied approaches,” Dodd said. Student groups will fight for enactment of the stand-alone bills, leaders say. But HEA still is the preferred route to address the issue.
“Anything dealing with drugs is extremely controversial,” Berkley notes. With that in mind, it may be best to place any proposals for change within a larger bill. “The best thing is for it to be in HEA,” she adds.
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