Model Petition
Gather support (and proof of that support) in your school and in your community by circulating a petition advocating a tobacco-free school policy. An example of such a petition is given below.
You can print out this petition, or download a copy of the petition in Microsoft Word format so that you'll have a 'clean' copy, which can be modified if need be, to create your own petition. To download the petition, either click on the link above, or click on it with your right mouse button and choose the "save as" option to save it to your hard drive.
Petition
Whereas tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of premature death and disease in North Carolina and the nation;
Whereas students have the right to breathe clean air;
Whereas students under 18 are not allowed to buy tobacco products by law;
Whereas the Pro-Children’s Act of 1994 and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 state that no person shall permit smoking within any indoor facility owned or leased or contracted for provision of kindergarten, elementary or secondary education or library services to children;
Whereas second hand smoke is a major health concern for students due to the fact that 53,000 Americans die each year from second hand smoke;
Whereas some county school systems, such as Asheville City, Cabarrus County, Caldwell County, Carteret County, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Gates County, Guilford County, Henderson County, Hertford County, Hickory City, Kannapolis City, New Hanover County, Perquimans County, Polk County, and Rowan-Salisbury have successfully implemented 100 percent tobacco-free campuses;
Whereas tobacco kills more people than alcohol, illicit drugs, and firearms combined, we respectfully request that tobacco use be prohibited at least as much as the aforementioned hazards;
Whereas students need positive role models in schools, this policy needs to apply to all individuals on school campuses;
Let it be resolved that we the undersigned implore the Board of Education and all who hold such authority to mandate a policy requiring all public school buildings, grounds, and events to be 100 percent tobacco free at all times
| NAME | COUNTY / HIGH SCHOOL | POSITION (Teacher, Student, Parent) |
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