Wisconsin Code § 885.205

Privileged communications
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No dean of men,
dean of women or dean of students at any institution of higher education in this state, or any school psychologist at any school in
this state, shall be allowed to disclose communications made to
such dean or psychologist or advice given by such dean or psychologist in the course of counseling a student, or in the course of
investigating the conduct of a student enrolled at such university
or school, except:
(1) This prohibition may be waived by the student.
(2) This prohibition does not include communications which
such dean needs to divulge for the dean’s own protection, or the
protection of those with whom the dean deals, or which were
made to the dean for the express purpose of being communicated
to another, or of being made public.
(3) This prohibition does not extend to a criminal case when
such dean has been regularly subpoenaed to testify.

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