Agreed! I'm on the board of a K-12 charter school, where vaping in the middle and high school has become a serious problem. We recently revised the student handbook and school policy to say this:
"Use or possession of tobacco products of any type or tobacco paraphernalia on school grounds (including school buildings and buses) or at school sponsored activities wherever held. Tobacco products include but are not limited to, cigarettes, vaporizing pens (electronic cigarettes), smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, nicotine gum, nicotine patches, and any nicotine containing product."
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David Whitemyer AIA
Director of Business Development
Luci Creative
Lincolnwood IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-11-2019 10:38 AM
From: Carrie Bowers
Subject: Policy on Vaping?
Vaping should be treated the same as smoking and in some cases, institutions could include chewing tobacco (although that's harder to regulate in a visitor because there isn't always physical evidence of the act). Vaping is still creating a cloud of fume and chemicals, which could be problematic to indoor exhibits. Also, even though it smells like cotton candy or grape, I still don't want to walk through a cloud of it to get to the museum.
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Carrie Bowers
Museum Specialist
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle VA
Original Message:
Sent: 09-03-2019 12:07 PM
From: Neil Gordon
Subject: Policy on Vaping?
We have a NO Smoking policy anywhere on the museum's property (we have 4.5 acres). We are thinking about whether we should include vaping in that rule.
What do others do? Why?
Thanks,
Neil
Neil H. Gordon
CEO
Discovery Museum
177 Main Street (Route 27) • Acton, MA 01720
978-264-4200 ext. 125 • discoveryacton.org
617-504-5421 cell
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Neil Gordon
CEO
Discovery Museums
Acton MA
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