GAMA

Employees are prohibiting from using any tobacco product, smokeless tobacco, or marijuana product of any form, or any smoking object/device, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes, advanced personal vaporizers, vape pens, vape mods and similar devices, on and in all property and vehicles owned by the St. Mary Parish School Board, 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.

Violations of this policy may subject an employee to appropriate disciplinary action, and the employee may be referred to a tobacco-cessation counseling service.

Revised:  August, 2002	Revised:  February 8, 2007
Revised:  August, 2005	Revised:  December 14, 2017
Revised:  November 9, 2006	Revised:  August 8, 2024

 

Ref:    20 USC 6083 (Nonsmoking Policy for Children’s Services)

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:240, 40:1291.1, 40:1291.2, 40:1291.3, 40:1291.11, 40:1291.21

Board minutes, 2-9-89, 11-9-89, 5-9-91, 11-10-94, 5-9-02, 5-12-05, 11-9-06, 2-8-07, 11-14-13, 12-14-17, 8-8-24

St. Mary Parish School Board