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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Sarah Lansdown

Tighter vape rules to help schools fight back

St John Paul II College principal Catherine Rey installed vape detectors last year which have been very effective. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

The ACT government is not planning to install vape detectors in public schools as parents and educators welcome the federal government's tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes.

The NSW education department has put out a tender for 40,000 vape detectors to be installed in schools by 2024, but an ACT Education Directorate spokesman said the territory had no plans to follow suit.

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