The Board of Education, recognizing health hazards associated with smoking, prohibits smoking or any other use of other tobacco or smoking-related products (e.g., chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes, etc.) on school premises.
For the purpose of this policy, school premises shall mean any building, structure and surrounding grounds, including entrances and exits, contained within the District’s legally defined property boundaries, as well as all areas within one hundred feet of the entrances, exits, or outdoor areas of any district school (excluding private residences or the real property of such residences) and vehicles owned, operated, or used by the district.
Cross-ref:
5312.3, Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products by Students
9330, Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products by Staff
Ref: 20 USC §§6083: 7973
Ed Law §409(2)
Public Health Law §§1399-N; 1399-0
Policy Adopted: November 10, 1960
Amended: November 25, 1985
Amended: June 22, 1987
Amended: July 11, 1988
Amended: February 27, 1989
Amended: August 22. 1994
Amended: February 24, 1997
Amended: June 29, 2015
Amended: September 26, 2016