Jefferson County Public Schools is adopting new vaping guidelines to stay in line with a new state law. The law requires school policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine, tobacco, or vapor products. JCPS already had bans on its campuses and discipline in place, but the school board passed some minor changes this week. For a student’s first offense, staff will provide parents with referral services. JCPS says this further strengthens what they were already doing, which is to hold kids accountable while trying to help. “So it provided an opportunity to expand on the resources we already had in place through our student support and intervention handbook and website and it aligned our discipline structure and how we respond,” said Dr. Matt Anderson with JCPS.The law also requires the school board to report to the Kentucky Department of Education the number of nicotine-related behavior incidents in schools and the number requiring medical intervention.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky. —
Jefferson County Public Schools is adopting new vaping guidelines to stay in line with a new state law.
The law requires school policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine, tobacco, or vapor products.
JCPS already had bans on its campuses and discipline in place, but the school board passed some minor changes this week.
For a student’s first offense, staff will provide parents with referral services.
JCPS says this further strengthens what they were already doing, which is to hold kids accountable while trying to help.
“So it provided an opportunity to expand on the resources we already had in place through our student support and intervention handbook and website and it aligned our discipline structure and how we respond,” said Dr. Matt Anderson with JCPS.
The law also requires the school board to report to the Kentucky Department of Education the number of nicotine-related behavior incidents in schools and the number requiring medical intervention.
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