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Bay Shore presenters urge early prevention as youth vaping persists; board discusses K–5 pilot
Summary
District presenters described widespread youth vaping, concealment tactics and social‑media sales, and proposed piloting the 'Too Good for Drugs' curriculum in grades 4–5 (grant‑funded, eight weekly 40‑minute lessons), prompting questions about scheduling and parent outreach.
District staff presented a detailed update on student vaping and urged early preventive education, saying incidents remain widespread and that new concealment methods and social‑media 'pop‑up' sellers complicate enforcement.
Mister Gordon, a school administrator, told the board vaping “what could be classified as an epidemic” among youth and described the devices and tactics used to hide them. He said many detected incidents come from discipline cases (not anonymous self‑reports) and recounted students who told staff ‘‘I just…
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