Policy: ADC
Tobacco Products Ban
USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN/ON ALL SCHOOL
FACILITIES
AND/OR GROUNDS
No person shall use any tobacco product in any facility maintained
by the School District, nor on any of the grounds of the District.
Tobacco products means cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smokeless
tobacco, smokeless cigarettes, products containing tobacco,
and tobacco in any other form.
"Facility" is any place which is supported by public
funds and which is used for the instruction of students enrolled
in preschool programs and in all grades maintained by the District.
This definition shall include all administrative buildings and
offices and areas within facilities supportive of instruction
and subject to educational administration, including, but not
limited to, lounge areas, passageways, rest rooms, laboratories,
classrooms, study areas, cafeterias, gymnasiums, maintenance
rooms, and storage areas.
Signs shall be placed by the District in all buildings, facilities
and school vehicles stating that the use of tobacco products
is prohibited.
It is the responsibility of the building principal(s), or designee,
to initially enforce this policy by requesting that any person
who is violating this policy to immediately cease the use of
tobacco products. After this request is made, if any person
refuses to refrain from using tobacco products in violation
of this policy, the principal or designee may call the local
police who shall then be responsible for all enforcement proceedings
and applicable fines and penalties.
Students
No student shall purchase, attempt to purchase, possess or use
any tobacco product in any facility, in any school vehicle or
anywhere on school grounds maintained by the District.
Enforcement of this prohibition shall initially rest with building
principals, or their designees, who may report any violation
to the local police department. In accordance with state law,
the police department shall be responsible for all proceedings
and applicable fines and penalties.
The principal will develop regulations which cover disciplinary
action to be taken for violations of this policy. These regulations
will be communicated to students by means deemed appropriate
by the principal. In addition to disciplinary actions taken
by the school, criminal penalties for fines may result from
violations of this policy.
Employees
No employee shall use any tobacco product in any facility in
any school vehicle or anywhere on school grounds maintained
by the District.
Initial responsibility for enforcement of this prohibition shall
rest with building principals, or their designees. The principal
may report violations to the local police department. In accordance
with state law, the police department shall be responsible for
all proceedings and applicable fines and penalties.
The principal will develop and implement the appropriate means
of notifying employees of the possible disciplinary consequences
of violating this policy. Any employee(s) who violate(s) this
policy is subject to disciplinary action which may include warning,
suspension or dismissal. In addition, fines or other penalties
may result from enforcement of these prohibitions by other law
enforcement officials.
All other persons
No visitor shall at any time use tobacco products in any facility,
in any school vehicle, or anywhere on school grounds maintained
by the District.
Responsibility for enforcement of this prohibition shall rest
with all school District employees who may report violations
to the local police department. In accordance with state law,
the police department shall be responsible for all proceedings
and applicable fines and penalties.
ADOPTED: 12 November 1998
Statutory References:
RSA 155:66.III (prohibition), 155:68 (written policy req'd),
155:70 (signs), 155:76 (enforcement)
