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Pilot finds vape detectors can reduce bathroom vaping where used; board to refine pilot before wide purchase
Summary
A year‑long pilot of bathroom vape detectors at two high schools produced mixed results but reported roughly a 75% reduction in detections after audible alerts in tested locations; staff recommended further piloting and procedural work before a systemwide rollout, noting an estimated full‑system cost and available restricted funds.
Washington County Public Schools staff and school principals reviewed a pilot program that installed vape detectors in selected high‑school bathrooms and tested silent and audible alert modes.
Safety and security staff said the pilot setup cost roughly $9,500 per school and that early silent alerts produced many notifications, including many that resolved to empty bathrooms. When the district switched to audible alarms at one site, staff measured a reduction of about 75% in detections at the instrumented locations, a change principals described as reducing…
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