2/12/09
To: Whomit may concern;WSSU
Am sending copy of letter sent to Wake Forest;to the Information systems department; in which thought that maybe Winston-Salem State University may want to know that students not in school should be aware of Wake Forest policies that if they are NOT a student, they are not allowed on Wake Forest campus.

2/12/09

Please forgive for sending to you; was only source of electronic connection located to send message; Please send to chancellor; etc. And this is being sent in the hopes that it will help when so that innocent people will not be accused wrongly; especially since a lot of students from Winston-Salem State University use your libraries as a result of being given assignments from their instructors.

I have been coming to Wake Forrest Law and regular library since 1975 or before; usually when given instructions by instructors at Winston-Salem State University. Other times when ever just doing research in various areas. Last month was the first time I have ever been approached and told that my presence on the campus was a violation of Wake Forest University rule; that a nonstudent could not be on the campus; use the library and one security guard mention that I was not to use any of the other Wake Forrest Facilities.

One day in January of 2009, security Guard approached me and asked me for an ID, which I gave to him, he then asked why was I on campus, I told him I was doing research and told him I had been there during research the Friday before. He checked with the law Librarian (Jason) and then came back and told me that it was okay for me to use the law library. When I spoke to Jason, he said I could use the library, but he couldn't give se the same type of help. Thus, I went back to doing research, after Jason and the security guard said that it was okay for me to use the law library.

Then went outside the library to make a call on cell phone (against your policies to use cell phone in the library) when another security guard approached and asked me If I was student; told him, "no" but that another security guard had already checked my id; talked with Jason at the front desk in the library and that they had told me it was okay for me to use the law library. The security guard then went in the law library, went to the first floor, quickly came back up with two other security guards and then surrounded me; inform me that I was to get my things and leave the campus; which I did. In the process the security guard who escorted me to the front of the law library informed me that I couldn't go to ANY of the places that are owned by Wake Forest; i.e., Reynolda Gardens-grew up visiting them almost weekly; hospital facilities-know people who participate in some of research programs/get medical care.

Nevertheless; please KNOW that it was not my intentions to violate any of the rules, regulations, laws of Wake Forest. The only reason why I stayed after the first security guard approached me was because the security guard said it was okay for me to stay and continue my research. The second security guard wouldn't allow me to do any talking so I listened. Which is a part of the reason or this letter; because other people may be told to do one thing by a security guard, then told to do another thing by another security guard; not to mention that someone should let the professors at WSSU KNOW that Winston-Salem State University students should not be at Wake Forest University libraries after they get their degrees (I have two degrees from Winston-Salem State University-2006) as well as inform the students that it is a violation of Wake Forest rules for a person to use your libraries without being a student.


Hopefully this letter will help if another person is accused of violating one of your rules; when they have no intention of doing so; especially after being given permission by one of your security guards, when a second one over rules the first and issues a warning ticket.

Please inform of process to get permission "IF" there is a need to go to any of facilities owned by Wake Forest.

Thank You for your consideration.


Winston-Salem, North Carolina
27105


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