Vaping Incidents in Schools

Date Request Received: 14/01/2025  -  Date Response Sent: 13/02/2025

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For the below, please provide information regarding the academic years 2021-2022,  2022-2023 and 2023- 2024. Please also provide the name of each school and the school year group of the pupils for each recorded incident.

1) How many incidents have there been of pupils being caught vaping on school premises?

2) How many incidents have there been of an ambulance service being called to school to deal with pupils in response to instances of problems caused by vaping?

3) When an ambulance has been called to the school to deal with those pupils in response to instances of vaping, how many of them have needed to be taken to hospital?

4) How many incidents have there been of vaping instruments being confiscated in school.

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Details of Response