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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided November 8, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Bill Sims Chairman Committee on Natural Resources Texas State Senate P. O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Authority of board of trustees of an independent school district to enact and enforce a policy banning the use of tobacco products by district personnel and the general public on all school district property (RQ-165)

Dear Senator Sims:

You have submitted questions to this office regarding the authority of the Kermit Independent School District to enact and enforce a comprehensive "No Tobacco" policy.1 The policy in question, adopted by the board of trustees on July 18, 1991,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. L. W. Ferrell and Jo Ferrell, Next Friends of Phillip Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. Wilson v. Abilene Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  3. Anderson v. Canyon Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Fisher v. Burkburnett Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1976
  5. Nacogdoches Independent School Dist. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931

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