A group of Decatur teens involved in the Camp Fire USA program are pushing City of Decatur Schools to outlaw smoking on school grounds.

According to 11 Alive..

1. Fourteen Georgia districts have adopted the policy. It means signs on school grounds, similar to the drug-free zone signs.

2. The ban includes everybody: all adults, including visitors and those contracted to do work on campus.  In addition, it applies to those who come to football games or other school-sanctioned events.

Some may cringe at a law like this, which regulates an individual’s personal choices.  However, I think a ban of this nature is justified since it involves underage kids and the possibility of secondhand smoke.  I doubt its effectiveness on current smokers to quit (since they can just walk off school grounds to smoke and then come back) but it may be a deterrent for kids that consider taking up the habit.