Tobacco & Chemical Abuse Guidelines
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TOBACCO AND CHEMICAL ABUSE GUIDELINES
Tobacco
Kirkwood High School is a non-smoking campus. By state law, this includes all buildings inside. All areas outside, including the stadium, athletic fields, and parking lots have been designated smoke free by Kirkwood R-7 Board of Education policy.
Regulations Regarding Teenage Use and Possession of Tobacco from the State of Missouri and the City Council of Kirkwood: Missouri Senate Bill One, Section 211.031, enables a municipality to write an ordinance or regulation prohibiting possession or use of any tobacco product for persons under 17 years of age.
Kirkwood City Council Bill 8837 , Ordinance 8754 makes it an offense for minors, “a person under the age of eighteen,” to
attempt to purchase or to possess tobacco products in the municipality of Kirkwood.
By the above bill and ordinance, no student at Kirkwood High School under the age of 18 can legally be in possession of any tobacco product within the municipality of the city of Kirkwood. This includes all areas of the Kirkwood High School campus and the streets, sidewalks, land, etc., surrounding KHS.
In keeping with the above state and municipal authority, the Kirkwood High School staff will require any minor KHS student who is seen with any tobacco product on the KHS grounds or on the streets, paths, or land adjacent to the KHS campus to give up that tobacco product and will in turn, give that tobacco product to a representative of the Kirkwood Police Department.
A student shall not knowingly possess (includes-but not limited to-purse, wallets, lockers, desks, clothing), buy, sell, use, transmit, apply or be under the influence of alcohol or drugs of any kind, except as prescribed by a doctor and with the knowledge of KHS. In conjunction with our rules on drugs, no student is to carry more than $30 to school at anytime. This will help prevent stealing, loss, and possible drug sales. If your parent determines that you need more than $30 in your possession on campus, you may ask to have your money locked in the safe inside the main office.
The rules on drugs are in effect during school or school-sponsored activities, on school grounds, on the school bus or bus stop, in transit to and from school, at any time when the school is being used by any school group, or off the school grounds at any school sponsored activity, function or event, such as another school campus or on a field trip. Use of a drug authorized by a medical prescription from a licensed physician shall not be considered a violation of this rule so long as a parent's statement or prescription label is presented to the school nurse. Such medication shall be kept in the security of the school nurse.
For students returning from treatment for chemical dependency, every effort will be made by school personnel to provide a smooth transition, in terms of scheduling, make-up work, etc. This is coordinated by the student's counselor and/or grade level principal. In addition, such students will be required to participate in an established counselor-led support group, or to meet weekly with his/her counselor for a period of at least one semester.
Disciplinary Procedures: FILE: JFCH-R
Approved: 06/16/1997 Last Revised: 07/17/2000
