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| Eight Sleaford school pupils in hospital after vaping, says MP | Eight Sleaford school pupils in hospital after vaping, says MP |
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| One head teacher said about a quarter of her secondary school pupils were vaping | One head teacher said about a quarter of her secondary school pupils were vaping |
| Eight children from a Sleaford school were taken to hospital after vaping, according to the town's MP, who is calling for a ban on disposable vapes. | Eight children from a Sleaford school were taken to hospital after vaping, according to the town's MP, who is calling for a ban on disposable vapes. |
| Dr Caroline Johnson said some pupils had collapsed and had been admitted to hospital over the last few months. | Dr Caroline Johnson said some pupils had collapsed and had been admitted to hospital over the last few months. |
| Her comments came after a head teacher from one school in Sleaford told a government committee pupils were vaping in toilets and setting off fire alarms. | Her comments came after a head teacher from one school in Sleaford told a government committee pupils were vaping in toilets and setting off fire alarms. |
| The head said about a quarter of her pupils were using e-cigarettes. | |
| Dr Johnson, Tory MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, highlighted a growing concern about addiction to vaping among children after talking to a teacher in her constituency. | Dr Johnson, Tory MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, highlighted a growing concern about addiction to vaping among children after talking to a teacher in her constituency. |
| "[She] said she has pupils in her school who are struggling to get through a double maths lesson because they need to go out and vape. | "[She] said she has pupils in her school who are struggling to get through a double maths lesson because they need to go out and vape. |
| "Some of them are struggling with a whole night's sleep because they're waking up desperate to have a vape." | "Some of them are struggling with a whole night's sleep because they're waking up desperate to have a vape." |
| 'Attractive to children' | 'Attractive to children' |
| The Tory MP will lead a Westminster debate later as part of her campaign for proper regulation and a ban on disposable vapes. | The Tory MP will lead a Westminster debate later as part of her campaign for proper regulation and a ban on disposable vapes. |
| "The disposable vapes are the most attractive to children," she said. | "The disposable vapes are the most attractive to children," she said. |
| "They are cheap, they are easily accessible. They are easy to dispose of if you are in danger of being caught using them by an adult. | "They are cheap, they are easily accessible. They are easy to dispose of if you are in danger of being caught using them by an adult. |
| "They are also in pretty colours and there's a whole range of child-friendly sort of flavours." | "They are also in pretty colours and there's a whole range of child-friendly sort of flavours." |
| Ban disposable vapes to protect children - doctors | Ban disposable vapes to protect children - doctors |
| Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager | Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager |
| Meanwhile, Laranya Caslin, head teacher at St George's Academy in Sleaford, gave evidence earlier this week to the health and social care committee on youth vaping. | Meanwhile, Laranya Caslin, head teacher at St George's Academy in Sleaford, gave evidence earlier this week to the health and social care committee on youth vaping. |
| She described how vaping was affecting education as children were "making excuses" to leave lessons to go and vape in the toilet. | She described how vaping was affecting education as children were "making excuses" to leave lessons to go and vape in the toilet. |
| She said because the fire alarms were being triggered, the whole school was being disrupted and as a result she had been forced to change the alarms. | She said because the fire alarms were being triggered, the whole school was being disrupted and as a result she had been forced to change the alarms. |
| Ms Caslin added: "I had to change smoke sensors to heat sensors really quickly to prevent us being in and out while students were sitting GCSEs and A levels, and so the ramifications are quire broad in terms of an education setting." | Ms Caslin added: "I had to change smoke sensors to heat sensors really quickly to prevent us being in and out while students were sitting GCSEs and A levels, and so the ramifications are quire broad in terms of an education setting." |
| John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association, told the hearing the industry was not there to sell to children. | John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association, told the hearing the industry was not there to sell to children. |
| He said: "These products have been around well over 15 years, they are the most successful way that adults quit smoking here in the UK." | He said: "These products have been around well over 15 years, they are the most successful way that adults quit smoking here in the UK." |
| The government has previously pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England. | The government has previously pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England. |
| It also said there would be a review into banning retailers selling nicotine-free vapes to under-18s, and one into fines for shops selling them illegally. | It also said there would be a review into banning retailers selling nicotine-free vapes to under-18s, and one into fines for shops selling them illegally. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Vaping | Vaping |
| Sleaford | Sleaford |