One of the sponsors of a measure to spend seven million dollars on tobacco prevention says he's irritated by a memo from a representative of the Department Of Public Instruction. P-I's director of school health programs. In a memo to the House Human Services Committee, Johnson said there would be problems with having youth represented on a committee that would come up with the anti-smoking plan. Grand Forks Senator Raymon Holmberg calls that condescending toward young people.
Young people have a lot to offer.
We are trying to impact and change their habits regarding smoking. They must be part of the process, they must know that their voice not only be heard, but counts. Holmberg had proposed four teenagers be part of that committee.