Hello, my name is Mario Torres Soto. I am part of the 24/7 campaign. I attend Arrowhead Park Early College High School. I will be discussing my experience at the school board meeting I did last year, in which I work with 24/7 campaign manager Pigeon and my peers and Paiuma and Itzel. This opportunity was to introduce the comprehensive plan for all schools in the LCPS district.

At the LCPS board meeting, we spoke for three minutes to talk about the importance of keeping schools, nicotine and tobacco free 24/7. This served as a reminder from the PED rule update that was passed in 2023. This was done as a public comment.

24/7 and nicotine free schools are important to me because keeping school is 100% nicotine and tobacco free prevents kids like my older brother from getting access to such substances. 24/7 can have a good effect by preventing addiction at an early age 24/7 can also keep others safe from secondhand and thirdhand smoking. Being part of this campaign has really helped me improve schools all around my district and statewide.

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