The ‘truth’ about tobacco on campus
By PARKER BROCK
Pima Community College Governing Board approved to revise current standing policies to convert the college to a tobacco-free campus on March 22 and subsequently April 11.
The governing board uses two policies, administrative policy 8.07.01 and board policy 8.07, to accomplish its goal of a tobacco-free campus. The main policy detailing the usage or restrictions is AP 8.07.01, which will be the primary policy in reference
The policy prohibits smoking or the use of
products on college grounds including all college property, all college-sponsored events, all college owned vehicles and all personal vehicles when operated or parked on college property.
However, while the policy aims to make PCC smoke-free, it lacks any form of direct enforcement and doesn’t incentivise c...