Non-smoking on the street next to the school
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Under the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance, smoking cessation on the grounds of elementary and junior high schools has been requested from this month. Is doing.
Based on the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance, it is no longer possible to establish a smoking area at outdoor kindergartens and elementary and junior high schools in Tokyo, even outdoors.
Chofu City has been taking more stringent measures to prevent passive smoking under its own regulations since July.
Specifically, in addition to banning smoking on roads adjacent to schools, etc., we are asking for consideration so that children are not allowed to smoke passively on school roads even if they are not adjacent. In the municipal first elementary school close to Chofu Station, in addition to the signboard that informs the contents of the ordinance in front of the school gate, it is calling to not smoke around the school through PTA and the community.
The mother of a second grade boy said, “Thank you for quitting smoking, but there are still a lot of cigarette butts.
Chofu City is the only municipality in the country that is the venue for the Rugby World Cup Japan Games, the Tokyo Olympics, and the Paralympic Games.
Choichiro Shinichiro, head of the Chofu City Health Promotion Division, said, “Children are more affected by passive smoking than adults, and it is difficult to avoid them, so we first kept in mind to protect children. I want you to smoke. "