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Parent warns board that vape-sensor policy leads to group bathroom searches, urges parental notice and policy change
Summary
A parent told the board that bathroom searches triggered by vape sensors subject many innocent students to searches; she urged the district to follow policy 5770, limit intrusive searches, notify parents and adopt less invasive alternatives.
Rebecca Peterson, a Raritan Township parent, used the public-comment period to ask the board to revisit the district’s handling of vape sensors and student searches under policy 5770. She said sensors introduced during the 2022–23 school year have led to repeated searches that sweep entire bathrooms and classrooms, at times subjecting more than 20 students…
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