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Board hears vaping update: district seeks pilot for detectors, cites legal and enforcement limits
Summary
District leaders briefed the board on vaping incidents across secondary schools, described device variety and enforcement limits under Maryland law, and said JUUL-settlement funds could pay for a detector pilot in three schools.
Washington County Public Schools presented an update on vaping in its middle and high schools, describing a spectrum of devices found, enforcement challenges and next steps including a planned pilot to test restroom vaping detectors funded by settlement dollars.
"Vaping incidents occur in our middle schools and our high schools," a district secondary-program presenter told the board, noting device types reported by principals included nicotine, THC, CBD, melatonin and caffeine vapes. The district said students are hiding devices in restroom stalls and toilet-paper dispensers and are using smaller, less visible devices that resemble ordinary items such as pens, highlighters and USB drives.
Principals and administrators said…
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