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Transylvania County school board asks Care Coalition and health board drafts be issued to authorities to curb youth access to intoxicants
Summary
The board voted June 16 to direct the Care Coalition’s draft and the county Board of Health resolution to be adapted and issued to the appropriate authorities — including city zoning and state lawmakers — to address THC, vapes and other intoxicating products near schools.
The Transylvania County Board of Education voted June 16 to ask that a resolution drafted by the Care Coalition, together with the Transylvania County Board of Health’s related resolution, be adapted and issued to authorities having jurisdiction to address youth access to intoxicating products.
Board members said the existing draft and pending state bills leave loopholes for THC derivatives and other products such as delta-8 and Kratom. One board member said the pending legislation “does not include THC or other THC derivatives” and does not close gaps that local action could address. Members discussed a single resolution routed to multiple authorities or separate, targeted measures for city zoning and state-level lawmaking.
After discussion about language and timing, a board member moved to accept the Care Coalition/Board of Health product and direct staff to prepare the district’s resolution for issuance to the relevant authorities; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board officials said the purpose is to ask each authority to take appropriate action within its purview — for example, zoning or advertisement controls at the city level and legislative changes at the state level — and to ensure the resolution’s language is specific to the school board before it is sent.
