Central Michigan University is drafting a new policy that would require people younger than 18 to be accompanied by adults while on campus, Campus Reform reported.

Mount Pleasant Public Schools is collaborating with Central Michigan University to encourage high school students to dual-enroll, take both high school and college courses. Many of the students who dual-enrolled are minors, CM Life, the school's official newspaper, reported.

"It's a trend actually that's happening at college campuses across the country," Steve Smith, director of public relations for the university, told CM Life, the school's official newspaper. "Many of Michigan's universities have or are working on similar policies right now."

The school district has yet to communicate with the university on the new policy.

"We have somewhere between 70 and 100 students who enroll and take classes over (at CMU,)" Mike Pung, Mount Pleasant Public Schools superintendent, told CM Life. "I would think they would have to allow them on campus to attend their classes. They would need to access those buildings and classes. "

Smith told Campus Reform that there would be an exception allowing minors in a dual-enrollment program to attend their classes, but they would not be allowed to spend the night on campus without a chaperone.

The proposed school policy would affect campus events as well, including the Gus Macker tournament and summer math, science and band camps that are hosted throughout the summer.

The new policy would not apply to full-time students younger than 18.

Smith said the new rule was "simply intended to address the safety and welfare of minors who visit campus, our facilities or participate in our programs," he said.

He added that he did not know whether or not school officials would be asking for identification of those on campus to determine their age, or what action would be taken against minors caught breaking the rule.