The Economic Fruits of Smokefree Schools Anti-Smoking Laws May Have Dividends of Their Own, One Expert Says "It will be interesting to see how the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board votes later this month. If it is savvy, it will vote for a measure that not only will improve the health of faculty, staff and children but also improve the financial health of the school district. Ladies and gentlemen of the nation's school boards: There are free dollars out there, and they are as easy to grasp as low-hanging fruit. Carpe Diem." Dr. John Spangler is director of tobacco-intervention programs and a professor of family medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.