Orrville school board accepts its share of Juul e-cigarette lawsuit settlement

Shams Mustafa
·1 min read

Orrville City Schools Board of Education

Thursday, March 16 meeting KEY ACTION Approved the proposed settlement of the Juul litigation.

DISCUSSION The electronic cigarette company agreed to pay $438.5 million to schools in Ohio and 32 other states and stop marketing its vaping products to children to settle the case. Orrville City Schools accepted its share in the settlement — $20,000.

Juul settlement:Juul e-cigarette settlement money coming to Wayne, Ashland and Holmes school districts

In a previous Daily Record story, Superintendent Jon Ritchie said the monetary awards from the settlement will be paid half in the fall and the rest will come over the next four years.

Orrville Elementary principal accepts Character award

Orrville Elementary Assistant Principal Ashley Millsaps, center, announces Principal Beverly Waseman, left, as Heartland Education Character Employee of the Month as Superintendent Jon Ritchie looks on.
Orrville Elementary Assistant Principal Ashley Millsaps, center, announces Principal Beverly Waseman, left, as Heartland Education Character Employee of the Month as Superintendent Jon Ritchie looks on.

FOR YOUR INFO

Previous meeting:Parents air critical race theory curriculum concerns at Orrville school board meeting

  • The Orrville Middle School fifth- and sixth-grade family dinner is March 23. Principal, Dave Sovacool said more than 130 are registered to attend.

  • The Science Olympiad team qualified for the state tournament, after finishing third in the Akron Regional Science Olympiad.

  • Orrville Elementary School raised $4,693 for the Heart Challenge children's cause.

  • Family Literacy Nights will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on March 27 and March 28 at Orrville Elementary.

  • The Makers Club will head to Wadsworth Airport on April 4 where students will see helicopters and small planes.

  • Orrville High School starts a new program called Rising, which aims to help struggling students stay on track for graduation.

  • Orrville Elementary School Principal Beverly Waseman was recognized as the Character Employee of the Month from the Heartland Education Community.

UP NEXT Meets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Orrville school board accepts $20K in e-cigarette lawsuit settlement