Jessica Miller | April 4, 2012
The Columbus Board of Education banned any use of tobacco on district property – including in its vehicles – at tonight’s meeting. The seven-member school board voted unanimously to expand its ban on smoking to include a ban on all tobacco use, adding smokeless products such as “dip,” “chew” and “snuff” to its previous ban on cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Superintendent Gene Harris said she will implement the change starting with the next school year, to give everyone time to understand the new policy and its implications. Under the plan, students are not allowed to possess any tobacco product on district property. Employees and visitors are not allowed to use tobacco products, inside or outside buildings, including after school hours and at any school-sponsored events.
Category: Ban on Smoking, Teen Smoker |
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Jessica Miller | April 2, 2012
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently donated $220 million of his own money through his charitable foundation to reduce smoking around the world. The effort will focus in particular on countries where tobacco use is most prevalent. New York is increasingly a health conscious city. There’s no smoking in restaurants, in bars or even in public parks. That’s all the result of the mayor’s aggressive anti-tobacco health policies over the past decade. The city also runs advertising campaigns alerting residents to the hazards of smoking.
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Jessica Miller | March 30, 2012
The use of tobacco products will be forbidden beginning in July on all Okaloosa County School Board properties. School Board members voted unanimously Monday to go forward with the proposal after district administrators assured them that a smoking cessation program would be offered to district employees. An earlier proposal to expand insurance coverage to prescription medications to help people kick the habit was not mentioned during Monday’s discussion.
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Jessica Miller | March 2, 2012
Recent concerns have been raised regarding the smoking situation on the campus of ETSU. Legislation is currently being considered by the SGA that would include setting up designated smoking areas around campus. Dalton Collins, president of the Student Government Association, suggests that the current rules are unfair and that they place an unnecessary burden on smokers. ”The smoking policy at ETSU is one that is unfair to every person who works, resides and pursues higher education on this campus,” Collins said.
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Jessica Miller | March 1, 2012
All Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across India have been directed to ensure they are tobacco-free to prevent young people start smoking, officials declared Tuesday. The Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan (KVS) has directed all the 1,087 schools across India under it make their campuses and surroundings smoking-free. The order has been issued by U.N Khaware, joint commissioner (academics), KVS, to the deputy commissioners of all regional offices. “The order directs the deputy commissioners to ensure that KVs functioning under their jurisdiction adhere to the rules and also prevent use of cigarettes by the students, teachers and the non-teaching staff in the school premises during and after the school hours,” the official said.
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The Columbus Board of Education banned any use of tobacco on district property – including in its vehicles – at tonight’s meeting. The seven-member school board voted unanimously to expand its ban on smoking to include a ban on all tobacco use, adding smokeless products such as “dip,” “chew” and “snuff” to its previous ban on cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Superintendent Gene Harris said she will implement the change starting with the next school year, to give everyone time to understand the new policy and its implications. Under the plan, students are not allowed to possess any tobacco product on district property. Employees and visitors are not allowed to use tobacco products, inside or outside buildings, including after school hours and at any school-sponsored events.
