Board Amends Student Tobacco Use Policy

Students who attend will now be under a more tightly defined tobacco use policy following action taken by the district school board.

Board members at their meeting Tuesday night unanimously approved wording changes to the policy—it will now say that student use or possession of tobacco products of any kind is prohibited at any time "on any school or district property” as well as at bus stops, school vehicles and any school-sponsored or related event, either on or off campus.

The policy previously only specified that student tobacco use or possession was prohibited on “any school campus.”

Officials say the policy change, along with , will lead to the district receiving recognition, along with other school systems across the state, for being officially “100 percent tobacco free.”

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