The Nation - News from Dec. 5, 1986
Education Secretary William J. Bennett said that his department will spend $15.5 million next year to combat drug abuse on college campuses. Bennett, at a luncheon sponsored by the department’s Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, complained that school administrators are ignoring or tolerating illegal drug use by students, often because of a fear of litigation. “I fear that this issue, if not addressed . . . will damage higher education severely,” Bennett said. The money will go to campus programs, training and demonstration projects.
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