The CAC made the following proposal at the February 11 Senate meeting, when Senate also introduced a proposal of its own. No vote was made on either proposal. It is the aim of the CAC for Senate to pass a policy for presentation to the Faculty at their March 3 meeting.
Preamble:
We, as a community, believe in the right of all members of the Reed College community and all visitors to campus to be able to conduct their affairs without unwillingly being exposed to secondhand smoke. The purpose of this policy is to express the need to protect this right while recognizing the individual freedom of those who choose to smoke. This policy does not replace the Honor Principle; it articulates a community norm that requires each individual to recognize a certain right and to act accordingly.
For purposes of this policy, the term “smoking” means inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying, or possessing any lighted tobacco product or the use of smoking devices or equipment that includes, but is not limited to, cigarettes, hookahs, and pipes.
Policy:
1. Smoking is allowed on campus in designated smoking zones. These include but may not be limited to shelters placed in locations that provide convenient access form the most populated areas of campus while minimizing exposure to secondhand smoke.
2. Smokers shall dispose of the remnants of their smoking in appropriate receptacles.
3. Smoking anywhere on Reed’s campus other than a designated smoking area represents a violation of this policy.
4. Violations of this policy are, as such, grounds for initiation of the Honor Process. Egregious or repeated violations by a student will likely result in an Honor case. In addition, violations may result in fines of up to $100 per incident, depending on the nature of the incident and the number of times the person in question has violated this policy in the past.
5. This policy may exceed but will in no way negate any aspect of the relevant local, state, or federal smoking laws.