Warning: Vaping-related incidents in schools raise concerns for children's safety

It's a stark warning, but it could save children's lives, one Greater Manchester headteacher believes.

In the wake of that, Mr Potts said he 'prays' there won't be a fatality - but unless something big changes, he 'can't see it not happening'. The concern is rising across the country. The government has announced that it is planning to introduce a ban on the sale of disposable vapes in England, Scotland and Wales.

“Yes, I’m a headteacher and leader of a school so I care because of my job, but I’m also a dad although my children are much younger. It’s a really frightening thing to be facing. It is illegal to sell vapes to anyone under 18 in the UK - but recent figures show the number of children using vapes in the past three years has tripled, with more than one in five children aged between 11 and 17 having tried vaping in 2023, according to Action on Smoking and Health . Vapes contain high concentrations of nicotine, can be bought at off licences and corner shops, and can be modified to contain illicit substances.

“The police have followed up on the vaping and the hospitalisation incidents, and have been really supportive," he said. "We have suspensions in place for anyone that vapes on school site, we’ve had to take a hard disciplinarian line with that. Mr Coe is having to educate both parents and children alike that they could be affected by vaping – and dangerous complications from vapes. Over two million illicit vapes were seized across England by Trading Standards from 2022 to 2023.

“We have had some parents ask for vapes that we’ve confiscated back so that they can give them back to the child," he said. "We had one parent who asked a teacher for a confiscated vape to be returned and then gave it back to the child in front of that teacher," Mr Coe added.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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