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Schools work to ban e-cigarettes
New policy passes on first read
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The Warren County Board of Education has voted to ban e-cigarettes on all school campuses, the ban covering both students and teachers.“The board felt it was time to clarify this issue since these electronic cigarettes are becoming popular,” said School Board attorney Robin Phillips, who helped craft the policy.Since e-cigarettes don’t have the same overpowering smoke as a regular cigarette, there have been reports of students using e-cigarettes in school bathrooms. Of the students who have been caught, there have been questions about the proper disciplinary measures since e-cigarettes are not covered in the policy manual.The new policy will officially go into effect if the School Board approves it on second read at its next meeting. The measure will classify e-cigarettes under the same umbrella as regular cigarettes.