/ Four Kansas City-area teens working through an internship with nonprofit Startland have authored a proposal for municipalities to ban the use of tobacco in cars where children are present. The group includes, clockwise from top left: Leila Pedreros, Matthew Nunez, Zara Jamshed and Vari Patel. Jamshed is a sophomore at Blue Valley North High School.
Citing the dangers of secondhand smoke, four high school students proposed an ordinance banning adults from using nicotine products, marijuana and vape pens in cars and public transportation where minors are present.
Five years ago, most Kansas City-area municipalities
banned the sale of tobacco products to those under 21 years old. Now four local high school students, including a Blue Valley sophomore, want to take things a step further and outlaw smoking, vaping and other tobacco use in vehicles where minors are present.
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