Some schools are replacing smoke detectors with heat sensors in a bid to tackle the alarming rise of vaping among students, a headteacher has claimed. MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee were told about the concerning worrying of vaping in schools, with teachers having to keep a close eye on toilets due to the growing number of children using e-cigarettes and triggering the fire alarms.
During the MPs' inquiry into youth vaping, Laranya Caslin, headteacher at St George's Academy in Sleaford, shared her difficulties in addressing the issue of youth vaping. Mrs. Caslin described the significant proportion of students regularly vaping and, in some cases, using the excuse of toilet breaks to indulge in vaping sessions.
She told the Commons committee: “We have a significant proportion of students vaping and they’re vaping regularly and, in some cases, making excuses to leave lessons to go to the toilet to vape."
