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School district imposes complete tobacco ban
On the heels of a controversy about Douglas County providing structures at a cost of $76,300 each for employees who smoke, the school district has passed a resolution removing such allowances from its "Tobacco Free Schools" policy and its "Staff No Smoking/Smoking" policy.
By By: Tom Herman
On the heels of a controversy about Douglas County providing structures at a cost of $76,300 each for employees who smoke, the school district has passed a resolution removing such allowances from its "Tobacco Free Schools" policy and its "Staff No Smoking/Smoking" policy.
The statement: "The Board of Education may exempt an area from this prohibition (of smoking) if extraordinary circumstances warrant such an exemption" has been deleted from the district's policy on smoking which was adopted in 1990.
"Tobacco means all kinds and forms of tobacco suitable for chewing or smoking and any other product that is packaged for smoking. Use means the lighting, chewing or smoking of any tobacco product," says the policies.
The deletion leaves no room for smoking, lighting or chewing of tobacco products anywhere on school district property.
The policy says none of the above may be done at any building used for instruction, administration, support services, maintenance, storage, the grounds surrounding those buildings and all vehicles used by the school for transporting students, workers, visitors or other persons.
By the policy, the board may seek and accept gifts, donations or grants of any kind from any private or charitable sources or any government agency to meet the expense required by this policy of prohibiting tobacco; but cannot build special rooms or facilities for smoking or other tobacco use.
The policy continues: "the possession or use of tobacco by students, or the use of tobacco by teachers, staff and visitors in or on any school property or while participating at any student activity sponsored by the School District is prohibited."
The only way any tobacco may be allowed on school grounds is stated; "This prohibition against tobacco use shall not apply to the use of a tobacco product in a limited classroom demonstration to show the health hazards of smoking."
The statement: "The Board of Education may exempt an area from this prohibition (of smoking) if extraordinary circumstances warrant such an exemption" has been deleted from the district's policy on smoking which was adopted in 1990.
"Tobacco means all kinds and forms of tobacco suitable for chewing or smoking and any other product that is packaged for smoking. Use means the lighting, chewing or smoking of any tobacco product," says the policies.
The deletion leaves no room for smoking, lighting or chewing of tobacco products anywhere on school district property.
The policy says none of the above may be done at any building used for instruction, administration, support services, maintenance, storage, the grounds surrounding those buildings and all vehicles used by the school for transporting students, workers, visitors or other persons.
By the policy, the board may seek and accept gifts, donations or grants of any kind from any private or charitable sources or any government agency to meet the expense required by this policy of prohibiting tobacco; but cannot build special rooms or facilities for smoking or other tobacco use.
The policy continues: "the possession or use of tobacco by students, or the use of tobacco by teachers, staff and visitors in or on any school property or while participating at any student activity sponsored by the School District is prohibited."
The only way any tobacco may be allowed on school grounds is stated; "This prohibition against tobacco use shall not apply to the use of a tobacco product in a limited classroom demonstration to show the health hazards of smoking."
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