Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) sent a notice to all affiliated schools on Friday, asking them to take necessary steps against the use of smoking gadgets.
Citing an order issued by the law branch of the school education department on Feb 28, WBBSE had issued the notice on Tuesday. It was signed by WBBSE Rhitabrata Chatterjee.As per the notice,the head of all institutions should take steps to sensitize students and teachers about the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes. The noticed mentioned the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act (peca) 2019, which prohibits the production, trade, storage, and advertisement of electronic cigarettes.
Earlier, the higher secondary council had issued a similar notice. Heads of school have welcomed this decision while stressing upon the need to have support of the local administration.