The Mason County School District is the latest Kentucky district to become tobacco-free, and the policy will start immediately, Marla Toncray reports for The Ledger Independent.
The school board voted Sept. 12 to "abolish smoking on all properties on the district, including all outside facilities," Toncray writes. The district prohibited employees from smoking on district properties two years ago.
Superintendent Rick Ross told Toncray that the policy will be strictly enforced as soon as the tobacco free signs are in place. "It's about the safety of our children," he said.
The national 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 17 percent of Kentucky's high-school students smoked at least one cigarette during the 30 days before the survey and 24 percent of them used electronic cigarettes during that same time frame.
"Strictly enforced tobacco-free school policies can reduce youth smoking by 30 percent," says a presentation on the "100% Tobacco Free Schools" website.
The school board voted Sept. 12 to "abolish smoking on all properties on the district, including all outside facilities," Toncray writes. The district prohibited employees from smoking on district properties two years ago.
Superintendent Rick Ross told Toncray that the policy will be strictly enforced as soon as the tobacco free signs are in place. "It's about the safety of our children," he said.
The national 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 17 percent of Kentucky's high-school students smoked at least one cigarette during the 30 days before the survey and 24 percent of them used electronic cigarettes during that same time frame.
"Strictly enforced tobacco-free school policies can reduce youth smoking by 30 percent," says a presentation on the "100% Tobacco Free Schools" website.
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