FILE: EB
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MANAGEMENT
It shall be the policy of the Orleans Parish School Board to require that school properties be maintained in good physical and sanitary condition. The School Board, therefore, shall instruct the Superintendent to assure that all normal building and grounds maintenance, repairs and improvement functions are an integral part of the administration of the school system, including the regular evaluation for any safety hazards.
The Superintendent shall be vested with a broad range of administrative and supervisory authority relative to the school system's buildings and grounds program. Regular reports shall be made available to the School Board relative to maintenance needs, sanitary condition, safety, utility and attractiveness of school plants and grounds within the school system.
VACANT AND/OR UNOCCUPIED BUILDINGS
Vacant and/or unoccupied premises owned by the School Board shall be properly secured and maintained to prevent unauthorized trespass or injury to the general public. It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent or his/her designee to assure that any vacant and/or unoccupied property of the School Board has limited access for authorized personnel only and the grounds are maintained regularly.
PERSONAL PROPERTY OF INDIVIDUALS
The School Board shall not be held responsible for any personal items lost, stolen or damaged on school premises or School Board property, except as provided in policy EGCA, Damage to Employee’s Personal Property.
SMOKING/TOBACCO USE ON SCHOOL BOARD PROPERTY
The use of any tobacco product, smokeless tobacco, and any smoking object/device, including electronic cigarettes and similar devices, shall be prohibited on and in all School Board property and vehicles and at all school-sponsored functions. The use of any tobacco product, smokeless tobacco, or any smoking object/device, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes, advanced personal vaporizers, vape pens, vape mods and similar devices, shall be prohibited on and in all School Board property, with the exception of any tobacco product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product and which is marketed and sold solely for such purpose.
School Board property shall include any elementary or secondary school building or other buildings on a school campus, portable buildings, field houses, stadiums, equipment storage areas, vacant land, or any other property owned, operated, or leased by the School Board.
This prohibition shall not apply to any outdoor area proximate to the School Board Central Office building that is within twenty-five feet of any entrance to the building, as long as no portion of such building is used as a school facility.
Tobacco advertising shall also be prohibited in school buildings, at school functions, and in all school publications.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
The School Board shall prohibit the use, sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on any School Board property, except as otherwise provided in policy KF, Community Use of School Facilities.
Revised: March 22, 2018
Ref: 20 USC 6083 (Non-smoking Policy for Children's Services)
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§14:91.7, 17:87.6, 17:100.6, 17:151, 17:240, 17:416, 40:4, 40:1291.1, 40:1291.2, 40:1291.3, 40:1291.11, 40:1291.21, 40:1563, 40:1578.6, 40:1583
Louisiana Sanitary Code, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Board minutes, 3-22-18
Orleans Parish School Board