BP 5131.62
Students
Tobacco
The Governing
Board recognizes that tobacco use presents serious health risks and desires to
provide support and assistance in the prevention and intervention of tobacco
use among youth.
Students and
others on school grounds, shall not smoke or use
tobacco, or any product containing tobacco or nicotine while on
campus, while attending school-sponsored activities, or while under the
supervision and control of district employees. (Education
Code 48901)
The district
shall provide developmentally appropriate tobacco use prevention instruction
for CCOC and Capital High School Students.
The
Superintendent or designee may provide students with counseling and other
support services to assist in the prevention or reduction of tobacco use.
Because of the
additional health risks of tobacco use for prenatal development, the district
shall provide outreach, motivational and other support services to prevent or
reduce tobacco use among pregnant and parenting minors.
Information
about smoking cessation programs shall be made available and encouraged for
students and staff. (Health and Safety
Code 104420)
The
Superintendent or designee shall coordinate prevention and cessation efforts
with the local health department, other local agencies and community
organizations and shall involve students, parents/guardians, families and the
community in support of school-based programs.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
48900 Suspension
or expulsion (grounds)
48900.5 Suspension,
limitation on imposition; exception
48901 Smoking
or use of tobacco prohibited
51202 Instruction in personal and public health and
safety
HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE
104350-104495 Tobacco use prevention education
PENAL CODE
308
Minimum age for
tobacco possession
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
7111-7117 Safe
and
Adopted:
Revised: 2/10/99, 5/10/06