Is it okay for students to smoke in school? There is a school in Alberta which

Here in the U.S., student aren't supposed to smoke in school, it's against school policy.

May be student's tendency to smoke is gone so much out of hand that they are now struck with a sense of complacency and state of defeatism. They might have found out that they simply cannot do anything about it. All you know these students must be smoking at home at public places as well. The onus to take care of the morals of the students does not rest only with the school. Parents and society too has a role to play in it. If the rules are lax then the students would smoke unabated. In some countries the laws are so strict that people simply cannot smoke anywhere and everywhere they please. In Arab countries they are not taking a kindly view towards smoking. May be in Alberta they have come to terms with this that if you cannot win the students then join them. Therefore, they allow them to smoke. However, it is setting an unhealthy precedence.

I do not at a ll condone this as it sends a message to all teens that its good for you to smoke. no I would not let teens smoke in school at all and further more it lets the others have to breathe the fumes. Bystanders also pick up smoke in their lungs. the whole idea is just plain wrong. I would think that banning any smoking anywhere on campus would be a much better more intelligent answer to the problem.

I don't think it is a good thing for students to be smoking in or out of school. this is an addictive habit that can cause great harm to to your health. Students have a lot of peer pressure to smoke. This should not be encouraged by allowing it on school property.

For me not because in school is only the teacher dong that not to the part including the student.

...i agree with you, there is a disadvantage and advantage for this act..disadvantage is, it's like the school is allowing their student's health to be ruined because of this smoking habits but the advantage is, they can as what you said, keep an eye on them..still, in my opinion, it is still best to encourage students to do other activities other than smoking which we know can't do good with regards to their health....i personally don't like it..=)

I don't feel good about it. Smoking for students and in the school compound simply affects the school's image as the country's education sector. Especially if it happens in elite schools, what's going to happen if any VIPs or ministers were to visit the school? What will they comment?

Since seems unfair to all, firstly what country allows young students to smoke do they not have a smoking of age rule. Secondly why should students who do not smoke inhale daily secondary smoke. I am a smoker and would never impinge my bad habit on anyone so it seems wrong to me and sort of weird to allow.

It seems rather a drastic move for a school to take, but if you look at the postive side ot it, students in their teens usually refrain from doing anything that is allowed and there is no dare in it. so i look at it as a good move but something that requires lots of guts on part of the school. Its is also good for in a way cos only buy trying something do you learn the ill effects of the things, so even if someone want to try smoking, he will also be learning how it can be bad to his lungs, while in teachings during the class and hence ehlp them stay away for every. Best of Luck to the School.

I do not like the idea at all, it will affect the health of all the students and teachers too. There aren't just smokers in a school there are also non smokers. In england smoking is forbidden in any public places and you can get excluded from school if you are caught smoking. It gives a bad influence to the younger students who will also start smoking. If people want to destroy their lungs fine but don't destroy others too, and that's what happens if they do this. They could at least have a smokers room or area where smoking is allowed, no where else and especially not during lectures in the classroom LOL

For me it's a disgrace. It seems that smokers have been welcomed by the society. There are reasons why they allow students but it's not enough and not accurate. They have to make the students busy for them to forget smoking. Maybe they tend to smoke because they're bored. There are numerous solutions, they just have to figure out which is the best.

i don't agree that this would have some good implications. we know for a fact that smoking is not a healthy vise and not a good one as well. i agree with you that this would only encourage students who don't smoke to smoke because they are around people who could influence them to do so. this is a NO NO!

this is not good for society or for any other student because a student who has no habit of smoke or he is unable to inhale the smoke what he will do . and another problem is that instead of bad company they will show bad habits with their teachers and parents also , this move is not good for a career of student...