SMOKING IN SCHOOL FACILITIES
To ensure the
highest standards of learning as well as the safety, health, and
well-being of students and employees the Benton Harbor Area School
District enforces Enrolled Senate Bill 459, the Tobacco-Free Schools
Law with a policy which will: aid students and employees to abstain
from use of all tobacco products; intervene early when use is
detected; take corrective disciplinary action when necessary; and make
accessible aftercare support for students.
The Board declares that Tobacco use is prohibited from all public
school grounds, facilities and vehicles until after 6:00 p.m. on
school days.
The Benton Harbor
Area School District will provide staff and students with information
and activities focused on preventing the use of tobacco products.
Prevention activities will be centered around the student
instructional programs, staff inservice training, staff and student
assistance programs, school climate and family and community
development.
The Benton Harbor
Area School District shall establish and maintain an assistance
program and provide resources to aid staff and students who currently
use tobacco products to successfully address this harmful involvement
and eliminate this behavior.
Staff and students
have a right to work in or to attend school in an environment free of
second hand smoke. The district has the responsibility to enforce
compliance with the law by prohibiting the use of any tobacco product
on all school/district property. The Benton Harbor School District
will be in compliance with the legal requirements and acknowledge
their health responsibility to: provide a healthier environment in
which students can learn and staff can work; limit the possibility of
students seeing adult role models smoke; work cooperatively with all
Local Law Enforcement Agencies: and to promote healthier behaviors
among staff and students.
The Board shall
delegate to the Superintendent or designee the authority to devise a
plan that shall provide for the implementation of this policy.
These rules and
regulations shall be reviewed and adopted by the Board.
