smoking ban for school staff

[hercules]

Excuse me if I get the details a little wrong but from Jan 2007 school staff are not allowed to smoke on the premises, within sight of the pupils ie by the gates, or in a vechicle whilst on school hours - eg driving somewhere doing lunch break.

I dont smoke but I know it is going to cause trouble at work.

We have been told that any one going agaisnt this will face disciplinary action.

THe reason for it is the whole healthy school thing and no good teaching it and then kids walking out of the room and seeing staff smoking.

What do you think?

vending machines are not allowed in schools following the healthy school thing

It is the "in view of pupils" thing that bugs me. My daughter's school is a "healthy school" but you can regularly see the caretaker smoking on your way in in the morning while he is pottering round outside. To me that is a bad example to the children. I really don't care if staff smoke at of the site of the children but also bearing in mind that smoke spreads - if you were to allow it in one room in school you would be able to smell it for quite a wide area around it.

We had an issue about this at my last school. Some parents complained officially to the governors that a couple of teachers smelt of smoke, especially after lunchtime, and they didn't think it was a good example for their children.

Luckily we had a sensible chair of governors, who simply confirmed that noone was allowed to smoke on the school site, and that teachers were very careful not to be seen smoking by pupils anywhere near the premises, but that it was not his place and he had no authority (nor should he have) to dictate whether teachers could smoke or not in their freetime, end of story.

Bet some of those parents have dhs that smell of alcohol-but that another thread

In our prison prisoners and staff are allowed to smoke, but not everywhere. I hate going in the workshops as somoking is allowed at certain times and it stinks - with no way of getting fresh air in. Smoking by staff is in breaks generally, in certain areas. No special smoking sections - normally just outside a oor.

There are some prisons in the UK where there are total smoking bans, for prisoners AND staff.

Our school became a copmpletely non smoking school (for staff ) over a year ago. Thought the smokers would kick off but didn't. Mind you the caretaker stinking of it after his break!