NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Students and staff at the University of Oklahoma now have to leave campus if they want to smoke.
The rule went into effect
on Sunday and the ban does not include designated areas where smokers
can light up. Smoking is also banned at all athletics venues.
The campus originally
planned to have two areas set aside for smokers but Gov. Mary Fallin
signed an executive order making the whole Norman campus smoke-free.
The Norman Transcript reports that disciplinary actions range from warning to ticketing and fines.
OU offers a variety of free
cessation classes and tools available through the university, Norman
Regional Hospital and other offices.
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