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Students and community groups press Abington board on vaping; district cites prevention work and buyback pilot
Summary
High-school students and local prevention partners told the board that vaping in school bathrooms remains widespread. Students asked for more prevention and community enforcement; district officials said they will continue outreach and cited a vape buyback pilot and partnerships with county resources.
Student speakers and community partners raised vaping and substance-use concerns to the Abington Board of School Directors on June 24, telling the board the problem persists on campus despite district mitigation efforts.
What students said Abington Senior High School student Dominic Jones told the board he regularly finds groups of students vaping in restroom stalls and described both nicotine and THC vapes. Jones said a vape buyback program run with school staff yielded some voluntary turn-ins but did not reach the broader number of…
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