PROCEDURE NO. 247: TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS ENFORCEMENT

PROCEDURE NO. 247:  TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS ENFORCEMENT

Purpose

To establish steps governing enforcement of Board of Governors Policy 47, Tobacco Use and Guidelines

Provisions

1. Enforcement of Policy 47 will depend on the cooperation of all members of the campus community, both to comply and encourage others to do so.  Faculty, staff, and students who see individuals smoking or using tobacco products or tobacco-like substitutes are asked to inform these individuals in a professional and courteous manner that University policy prohibit tobacco and tobacco-like substitutes use anywhere on campus.  The enforcement actions will be enacted as appropriate by the Dean of Enrollment and Student Services/Registrar, the Vice President of Human Resources, or Campus Police.

1. A first policy violation will be addressed with a verbal reminder.  The individual concerned will be offered an opportunity to receive education materials and/or assistance in addressing his/her individual tobacco use.

2.1   For students – a second violation will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and the student judicial and disciplinary policy.  If required, student expulsion will be the final means of disciplinary action.

2.2   For all employees – a second violation will be considered a written warning with a copy placed in the employee’s personnel file.  If no further violations occur, the notice will be removed one year from the date of the individual notification.  A third violation will be instituted in compliance with the existing disciplinary actions available for Classified, Non-classified, and Faculty employees.  A fourth and final violation will result in the most severe allowable disciplinary action available depending upon the status of employee (Classified, Non-classified, and Faculty).  This could include termination of employment.

2.3   Contracted service personnel, vendors, and contractors are required to comply with Policy 47 as a contractual obligation.

2.4   Visitors who violate the policy will be informed that West Liberty University is a tobacco-free campus.  Visitors who continue to violate the policy following a warning will be escorted off the campus.  Belligerent conduct and/or littering could result in arrest of the individual.