Speakers Voice Tobacco Concerns At School Board Meeting
School board members say they do not accept any money from tobacco industry.
The public comments section of the Greenville County School Board meeting on Tuesday night was dominated by talk of the dangers of tobacco, questioned whether or not that were enough educational programs on tobacco's harmful effects, while some preemptively warned the board against accepting funding of any kind from the industry. Evelyn Ashman, who works in the field of medicine, said she sees the harmful effects of tobacco use every day and hopes the district is taking educational steps to prevent more children from falling into the cycle of addiction. "I work with patients everyday who are suffering from the use of tobacco," Ashman said. Dorrie Burdine, who is the nurse at Blythe Academy in Greenville, said she sees the effects of …
harry
7:20 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
nuts, what ever happened to reading writing and math? school should not be mommy or daddy even if obama thinks so. more ›