School board will make ban official at Sept. 10 meeting
By FULLER ROYAL
Staff Writer
Unless another system beats it to the punch, the Whiteville City Schools will become the 88th school district in the state to ban all tobacco on its campuses and property and at all school or school-sponsored events.
This will mean an end to smoking by students or employees on any campus and by spectators at any sporting event, indoors or out.
The decision, which comes in the wake of the North Carolina General Assembly’s smoking ban on any state property, was made through unanimous consent of the four board members present – chairman Carlton Prince, Dave Flowers, Jim DiMuzio and Larry Hewett. Board member Greg Merritt was absent. (See full story by clikcing on title.)