Vape detectors with listening abilities installed in some Peel school washrooms

At six public high schools in Peel Region, signs have been posted outside washroom doors warning students who might be consideringThose detectors, however, also play a secondary role: monitoring the washrooms for loud noises, giving principals real-time information that a student might need help.

“What students have been telling me is that a group of students — maybe three or four at a time — would go into a bathroom, and they would go in and they would crowd in… to do this,” Peel District School Board Chair David Green told Global News, explaining vaping issues in schools.Board sources told Global News the issue has, in some schools, led to vapers crowding out other students who need to use the washroom, becoming a top priority for parents and staff.

“As a safety measure, these vaping detectors also have a loud noise detection function,” the letter from the principal read. “Please note that this noise detection does not record conversations in any way. It’s a function that captures and notifies administration of loud noises and sounds.”In some schools, staff have been told that the alerts would go to school administrators and hall monitors who would then be responsible for responding to washroom-related incidents.

While the school board didn’t reveal the name of the vendor, some brands offer other security measures that go beyond the detection of vapour from nicotine pens. On Sunday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced the province wanted to scale up the number of vape detection devices across Ontario schools, setting aside $30 million over three years in a “physical security infrastructure” fund.

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