District #279 schools are a tobacco-free environment 24 hours per day. No student, REGARDLESS OF AGE, may possess or use tobacco in the building, on school grounds, including the parking lot, on the school bus, at school activities, or at events taking place away from the school (i.e. field trips, athletic events, etc.).

By the "USE OF TOBACCO”, we mean being caught with a cigarette in your hand or mouth, with smoke exhaling from your mouth, or with chewing tobacco or snuff in your mouth, etc. If you are under 18, it is illegal to possess, smoke, chew or ingest tobacco. It is also illegal to purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco. The consequences for possessing, using, or purchasing tobacco while at school will result in a referral to the legal authorities.

• There are additional consequences for violating the school tobacco use Policy #506.
• These violations are accumulated from 10th through 12th grade.