Paparoa Street School
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Paparoa Street School is smokefree and vapefree, as required by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (s.7A). We comply with the Act and have a smokefree and vapefree policy as part of our commitment to providing a physically and emotionally safe place for ākonga, kaimahi, and the kura community (Health and Safety at Work Act 2015; Education and Training Act 2020). We aim to promote a smokefree and vapefree lifestyle to all members of the kura community to help protect everyone from second-hand smoke and discourage ākonga from taking up smoking and/or vaping.
Smokefree and vapefree requirements
Our kura buildings and grounds (including kura car parks and pick-up and drop-off areas) are smokefree and vapefree, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (with no exceptions). This applies to anyone on the kura grounds, including ākonga, kaimahi, parents/caregivers, contractors, and people hiring or using the kura facilities outside kura hours. All kura activities off kura premises (e.g. EOTC) are also smokefree and vapefree (including transport between venues). This policy applies to all smoking and vaping products, including e-cigarettes.
We include the kura road crossing (and rostered adults) in our smokefree and vapefree zone.
We take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure people know that the entire grounds are smokefree and vapefree at all times. To ensure our kura is smokefree and vapefree, we:
Breaches
Adults smoking or vaping in or around kura grounds are reminded that the kura is smokefree and vapefree by law and asked to stop or leave the premises.
If an ākonga breaches this policy (either by smoking/vaping or supplying tobacco/vapes to other ākonga), the tumuaki (or their delegate) determines the appropriate actions to be followed. We may offer appropriate counselling and education, and contact parents/caregivers. The following policies may also be relevant:
Complaints
Complaints about breaches of this policy involving ākonga and members of the kura community may be made through the Raising Concerns process.
Complaints involving smoking or vaping in the workplace are referred to the tumuaki, who may pass these to the poari matua for investigation. Investigations follow legislative guidelines (Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990, s.15). We refer complaints to a smokefree enforcement officer as appropriate.
Release history: Term 1 2023, Term 1 2021, Term 3 2020, Term 1 2017
