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Pupils were permitted to light up on school grounds during break times in a bid to discourage truanting.

But they have now been banned from doing so and the school has been put under investigation.

Anti-smoking charity Ash condemned the policy as ‘totally inappropriate and unethical’.

Chief executive Deborah Arnott said: ‘Allowing children to smoke at school is wrong in so many ways. They wouldn’t allow the children to drink, so why are they allowing them to smoke?’

The ‘soft on smoking’ approach taken at Elmete Central School in Roundhay, Leeds, came to light after a whistleblower went public.

The secondary, attended by 75 pupils with educational and behavioural issues, allowed students access to cigarettes during the morning break and at lunchtime. It is thought the measure was put in place by the previous head teacher tox accommodate children who were failing to attend school.

But the city council ordered the new head to ban the policy and threatened to carry out regular spot checks, while government officials urged all schools
not to tolerate smoking.

Paul Brennan, deputy director of children’s services, said: ‘We take this issue very seriously and as soon as it was brought to our attention we spoke to the school and issued an instruction for it to stop.

‘The recently appointed head teacher has agreed to review any such practices.’

The Department of Health said: ‘Our position is quite clear on what the legal age for smoking is.’

Pupils were allowed to smoke in the playground

Culled from »» www.metro.co.uk


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End time....ogwugwu oge!

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Which type of useless school is that?
Why would they allow children to smoke

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I thought u were complaining when laba laba acted childishly. You are even a worse culprit. Shame.

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to that law

cray!