Our school buildings are tobacco free, so what will be gained by going 100% tobacco-free?
• Exposure to secondhand smoke – even a small amount – is dangerous. As little as 30 minutes of exposure to secondhand smoke can affect the coronary arteries of healthy, young nonsmokers. It causes acute and chronic respiratory disease and causes or exacerbates asthma, ear infections and upper respiratory infections – primary causes of school absence. TFS policies eliminate the threat of secondhand smoke. • Adults are role models for students. Without 100% TFS policies, kids receive a mixed message. They are told in class and by their coaches to resist tobacco; yet elsewhere on school property young people may see teachers, peers and visitors using tobacco. Good role models don’t smoke in front of children. • A 100% TFS policy prepares students for the realities of an increasingly tobacco-free world – one where tobacco use is prohibited at most public places such as worksites, in restaurants, on airplanes, in malls, etc. • A 100% TFS policy will help establish a tobacco-free norm for o
