New bill would ban e-cigarettes in Utah schools

Fearing “alarming rates of addiction,” a Utah lawmaker wants to require all schools to draft policies banning electronic cigarettes and start teaching students to avoid them as early as the fourth grade.“We just know we have to do something,” said Rep. Susan Pulsipher, R-South Jordan. “The incidents are increasing dramatically, and kids are not always sure that it’s harmful.”Her proposal, HB58, passed unanimously through the House Education Committee on