Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. school board members are considering adding electronic smoking devices, commonly referred to as e-cigarettes, to the corporation’s drug and tobacco use policy.
The updated policy would classify Juuls — a type of e-cigarette — and e-cigarettes as substances that contain tobacco and nicotine, and would prohibit students from using these devices on school property.
Columbus City Council passed a similar public vaping ban earlier this month. The citywide ban will go into effect Oct. 19.
“In order to protect all students from an environment that might be harmful to them, the school board prohibits the use and/or possession of tobacco by students in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses or any school-related event,” the current policy reads.
“For purposes of this policy, use of tobacco shall mean all uses of tobacco, including cigar, cigarette, pipe, snuff or any other matter, substance or innovation that contains tobacco or nicotine.”
The revised policy would include Juuls and e-cigarettes to the list of prohibited substances.
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