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Alabama State University is enforcing a strict rule on new president Gwendolyn Boyd that’s raising some eyebrows and causing a stir.

“For so long as Dr. Boyd is President and a single person, she shall not be allowed to co-habitate in the President’s residence with any person with whom she has a romantic relation,” her work contract states.

In other words, as long as she is not married, Boyd may not bring dates or even a boyfriend into her home. Yep, that happened.

But in lieu of preventing Boyd from finding love, the university will pay her $300,000 per year, give her a car allowance, and the residence she is required to live in — as long as she adheres to the contract to “preserve the campus spirit.”

And while everyone else is tripping about her rights as a single woman, Boyd, an alumna of Alabama State University and a Yale graduate, says she’s actually OK with the rule.

“I do live alone, so it was not problematic for me,” Boyd told Inside Higher Ed.

But while it’s alright by Boyd, there may be a bigger issue. Lawyers are disputing whether or not the State of Alabama or any state is allowed to infringe on liberties related to someone’s residence.

“I don’t know of any state that has the right to invade someone’s residence even if the state owns that residence,” Washington D.C. lawyer Raymond D. Cotton told the publication. “To convey that residence and dictate what kind of romantic relationship you can have in that facility – I mean, she’s not in prison.”

University spokesperson Kenneth Mullinax responded to the criticism:

‘The contract was negotiated between Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd and the Alabama State University Board of Trustees and both parties agreed to it and have no problem with it.”

Seems a bit odd that this stipulation would be in her work contract, no? Sound off below.

SOURCE: Daily Mail | VIDEO SOURCE: News, Inc.