Simon and Jean Hassett say vaping has become 'rife' among children at secondary schools.
Parents worried about the rise of vaping in schools have described designing a detection alarm they hope will stop pupils taking up the habit.
They said they were inspired by talking to teachers, who have reported vaping causing problems in the classroom. But teachers' union NASUWT has raised concerns that vaping was being used by children to self-regulate their emotions" and becoming difficult to control.Mr and Mrs Hasset's eldest child will start secondary school next year and they said they had become concerned about vaping becoming "rife" among pupils of that age.Similar to a smoke detector, the unit monitors signs of vapour from e-cigarettes and can be placed in difficult-to-police areas such as school toilets.
After four weeks the sensors are triggered 94% less times than when they are first installed, according to the couple's data.sensors leading to a reduction in pupils vaping.
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