There were 8,654 drug-related suspensions and exclusions at state schools in Queensland in 2022, figures obtained by the ABC show.
abc.net.au/news/school-students-suspended-for-vaping/102132046Drug-related suspensions have more than doubled at Queensland state schools in the past five years, and the increase is being driven by vaping, according to the education department.A Gold Coast principal said current laws are not keeping vapes out of students' hands
There were 8,654 drug-related suspensions and exclusions in 2022, up more 1,000 on the year before, figures obtained by the ABC show.The education department said the increase in suspensions can primarily be attributed to the rise in students vaping or possessing vapes and e-cigarettes – despite the devices being banned in schools.
The figures include short suspensions of up to 10 days, long suspensions and exclusions, where a student is asked to leave a school. The department was unable break down which suspensions involved vaping.It is only legal to use a vape or e-cigarette containing nicotine if you have a prescription from a doctor and the device is supplied by a pharmacist or through a Therapeutic Goods Association process.
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