BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) - Administrators from area schools attended Thursday's Health and Human Services Committee meeting at the Erie County Legislature to educate the community about the dangers of e-cigarettes at area schools.
Among the main problems include a rise in the number of students who are caught vaping at school. The e-cigarette use was once done using a larger device with a notable lithium battery, but now the sizes of the devices are as large as a pen or USB stick.
"It's our job as administrators to teach kids to make good decisions and make healthy choices," Depew High School Principal Carol Townsend told the legislature. "At this point, we are failing at both of these."
Vaping, according to Townsend, is done by a wide range of students. She noted it doesn't have a significant smell to it, the vapor disappears quick, kids believe it is safe, and there is sometimes marijuana it it. She noted that 59.6 percent of students tried a vaping product in the past.
Bruso said he hopes there can be legislation by the end of the year.