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Orangeburg board approves $381,913.52 for vape-detection system after student advisory pitch
Summary
After a student advisory council presentation, the Orangeburg County School District Board approved $381,913.52 to install vape-detection sensors in middle and high schools using e-cigarette settlement and remaining USDA funds.
Orangeburg County School District trustees approved $381,913.52 on April 8 to install vape-detection sensors in the district’s middle and high schools after a presentation from members of the district’s Student Advisory Council.
The student presenters said the plan — called the Vape Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Project — would pair sensors that detect vape smoke, THC and certain threat sounds with training and rehabilitation resources. Jocelyn Williams, a student advisory council member, told the board, “The sensors will help us…
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