- Vape sensors reveal school problem.
- Rising concerns over teen vaping.
- Mother warns against vaping.
Vape sensors, installed in the restrooms of St Joseph’s High School in Horwich, Bolton, by headmaster Tony McCabe, have revealed surprising results. McCabe claims that implementing a ban would significantly alleviate the issue, but students argue that it would force vaping underground.
Tony McCabe, the headmaster of St Joseph’s High School in Horwich, Bolton, had no idea what the vape sensors installed in the restrooms would reveal.
“On the very first day, they detected 112 instances.”
He stated that this was “beyond anything I could have imagined” in a school with one thousand students.
Among those caught were students as young as eleven years old.
The school has taken proactive measures to educate its students and their parents about the magnitude of the vaping problem and the associated dangers.
“Some of our young people are so addicted to vapes that they can’t last an hour without the need to step out and use a vape,” stated Mr. McCabe.
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The government will consult on vape flavour, description, packaging, and display laws to prevent child marketing. They will also examine restrictions on the sale of non-permanent vapes.
“I see young people as victims of the vape crisis because I believe families and society have unknowingly adopted this new habit without realizing the impact,” stated Mr. McCabe.
UK consumers throw away five million throwaway vapes each week.
This figure has quadrupled in the past year and does not include properly recycled devices.
In recent months, there has been a surge in the seizure of unregulated disposable vapes, some of which contain traces of cannabis. The rising illicit market may exploit the restrictions’ gap.
“If you make it illegal, it will only open the door for more nefarious means of obtaining vapes,” advised pupil Venice Sison.
She agrees with several pupils from St Ambrose Barlow RC High School in Swinton, Greater Manchester, who informed us that vaping has become a widespread practice among adolescents at present.
“They’re going to find ways to get them, maybe using adults to buy them; they’ll find ways around it if they’re so addicted that they can’t give it up,” indicated Kishan Ramnaught.
Rachel Howe delivers a heartfelt message to the youth who engage in vaping.
Rosey Christoffersen, her daughter, passed away three days before her nineteenth birthday. Medical professionals suspect that the chemical constituents of e-cigarettes contributed to the collapse of her lungs.
“She started vaping in August, and she was gone by February,” she asserted.
While appreciating government action, Ms. Howe calls for further investigation.
“That will be beneficial, but I believe more investigation is needed.”
“They may be under the false impression that it is safe and better than smoking, which is not the case.
“There’s no evidence to suggest it’s safer than smoking.”
Her direct advice to teenage vapers is: “Don’t do it.”
