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County health district urges Perry Local to revise tobacco and vape policy ahead of June review
Summary
A County health district representative asked the Perry Local Board of Education to update the district tobacco and vape policy to align with state guidance and a grant rubric, offering to provide written revisions and asking the board to consider the changes by June.
Nora Larson, representing the County Durham Health District, told the Perry Local Board of Education that the district has worked with Perry High leadership on Ohio Department of Health–linked grants and has proposed wording changes to the district's tobacco and vape policy.
"We did bring copies for everyone," Larson said, adding that the health district hopes the board will review a revised policy and move to a vote in June. She said the changes are largely wording updates to reflect current terminology and enforcement expectations used in the state's rubric.
Superintendent Porcello responded that the district follows Neola's policy recommendations and that any local changes would require a first and second reading before adoption. "We would have to do a first and second reading," Porcello said, and offered to compare Neola's recommendations to the health district's suggested edits and bring an update to the board.
Why it matters: The proposed wording revisions would affect how the district addresses tobacco and vaping among students and staff, and they are tied to a partnership and grant work with the Ohio Department of Health. The health district asked for a timeline that would allow a June review so the changes could align with the grant rubric and school-year timing.
Next steps: Larson offered to bring the revised documents directly to board members and meet to answer questions; Porcello said he will review Neola's recommended language alongside the health district's suggested edits and report back, which would begin the formal first-reading process if changes are proposed.
