FILE: GAMA
EMPLOYEE SMOKING, TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA USE
The Sabine Parish School Board shall provide a tobacco-free school environment.
The use of any tobacco product, smokeless tobacco, or marijuana product in any form, or any smoking object/device, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes, advanced personal vaporizers, vape pens, vape mods and similar devices, shall be prohibited on and in all Sabine Parish School Board property and vehicles, and at all school-sponsored or school-approved functions. However, this prohibition shall not be applicable to any tobacco product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product and which is marketed and sold solely for such purpose.
School Board property shall include any elementary or secondary school buildings or grounds, buildings, portable buildings, field houses, stadiums, equipment storage areas, vacant land, or any other property owned, operated, or leased by the School Board.
Any person who violates these provisions shall be disciplined in accordance with statutory provisions and School Board policies, and may be referred to a tobacco-cessation counseling service.
| Revised: September, 2006 | Revised: November, 2017 |
| Revised: August 18, 2008 | Revised: August 12, 2024 |
| Revised: May 2, 2011 |
Ref: 20 USC 6083 (Nonsmoking Policy for Children's Services)
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:240, 40:1291.1, 40:1291.2, 40:1291.3, 40:1291.11, 40:1291.21
Board minutes, 8-9-01, 8-18-08, 5-2-11, 8-12-24
Sabine Parish School Board