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NQ:i-oE~9-6?~_ua~~ d°8? F'E~5 ~n _ruN-0s-'q0 Ta_E i5:5LI I.D:W1i=.Ea - TRENTUta, TEL i is "raIr•r• B amoxsn a Ba o vuLnoln A survey of all NeK Jarsay-peAlie schools shows that within 10 weeks of the effective date of a law banning all smoking izu ids schools, man3r schools have included school property outside school buildings in their nse no-smoking poli- oies. A survey of 606 school districts in the state (with 423 reporting) reveals that alaost one-third (31.6%) of districts have banned smoking outdoors during school hours only. Mora than ona-quarter (26.6t) of school districts have mada their grounds non-smoking 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A12 board of education buildings were required to be entirely smoke fres beginning December 14, 1999 (Chapter 96, Public Law 1989). Many districts have made amendments to existing district policies since the passage of this new law. In addition, districts are now required to have no-smokin6 regula- tions in place. School districts that extsnd their smoke free areas to outdoors were asksd to describe th.ir policies. The questions and the results were: Have you banned smoking outdoors during school hours only? Elementary districts Yes 26.3• No 73.7% K-12/secondary districts Yes 40.1% No 59.9% Vocational districts Yes No 1001 Have you banned smoking outdoors during school hours and extracurricuLar events (including sporting events)? Elementary districts Yes 23.81 No 76.34 K-12/secondary districts Yes 14.0` No 86.0` Vocational districts Yes 10.0% No 90.0• Have you banned smoking outside on all grounds 24 hours a day ssven days a ssak? Elementary districts Yss 22.2% No 77.8• K-12/secondary districts Yes 32.2% No 67_8t Vocational districts Yes 35.7% No 64.3% The survey was coaducted by the Ne.+ Jersey School Bosrds As.ociation, in cooperation with the Nsw Jersey Commission on Smoking OR Health and the New Jersey Department of Health. 3/90 3S33a (over)

3l~!-FlS-' ?0 TUE 1s : 51 I D' N iSBA - TRENTtJN TEL N0: 1-n0@~ti`1-0a 1 z tt9~ ~• Pl tr• Cb . 1' .2. A Schooll district raspoa.e to the survey was overwhelming. N.TSBA tebulared returne from 423 diatricts and reported that district responses continued to come in wea after tabulations were aonpleted. Amon& school districts extending their no-smokin= rule to outdoor areas, 63.1% include areas that are used by people other than studsnts, including visitors, and 46.7% includa a ban on emoking in motor vehicles. Sehoola were asked wheth.r their regulations included a ban on the use of all tobacco products, including chewing tobacco and snuff. Almoet two-thirds (64%) of districts reported they includad all tobacco products in their regula- tions. Suxvey results sho•w that 47.51 of th. schools incorporatad their usual discipline proc.dtsres in their new snokiA6 regulations for staff and 55.6% incorporated Qiscipline procedures for their naw smoking regulations for students. Effective implementation of the Iaw and local school policies is helped when districts include the smoking regulations in their progressive discipline proeedures for employees and students. Another aid to impl.aentation of non-smoking policies is the provision of smoking cessation programs for trsatment of nicotine addiction, to assist students and teachers who amoke. Survey results show that 21.7% of dis- triets reported offering cessation services for employees during the imaediate implementation period; 6.8• of districts offered cessation pro- trams for students.