School Board Chairperson Leslie Tucker says a designated smoker’s area at RD Parker is in compliance with law.

At Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, Tucker addressed questions that had been raised by Trustee Ryan Land at the last meeting, about the smoker’s area and a schedule change made at the high school.

Tucker clarified that both changes are in full compliance with provincial legislation.

She said the school was looking to solve 4 problems with the changes: students being late, students skipping class, the lunch hour being different than rest of the district, and students smoking at the east, west, and main entrances of the school. Tucker said staff, students, and senior administration were consulted about the changes.

Tucker also addressed why the changes weren’t discussed out of camera. She said Principal Rob Fisher, who was presenting on the changes, had two agenda items to discuss, and one was a sensitive student issue which had to be in-camera. 

See: School Board tustees debate RD Parker's new "smokers area"