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Trustees debate adding vaping-detection devices to student tobacco-use policy; amendment fails, administration to research options
Summary
Trustees considered adding a requirement to board policy JICG that the district obtain and maintain vaping-detection devices in restrooms and changing facilities. The proposed amendment failed; trustees directed administration to gather data from schools and research detection options for future discussion.
During first reading of proposed revisions to board policy JICG (Tobacco Use by Students), a trustee offered an amendment that would require the district to obtain and maintain vaping-detection devices in all District Five campus restrooms and changing facilities. The amendment prompted an extended discussion among trustees, administration and public speakers about the scope of the problem, effectiveness of detection devices, civil-liberty and privacy considerations, costs, and alternative approaches.
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