College Station, Texas (KBTX) – A student from the 17 -year -old university station was arrested last week for bringing a THC vape on the campus and using it in the bathroom. A device used to detect vaping alerted school managers on what was going on.
Just after 1:30 p.m. Friday, the school administrators learned of a possible use of the vape in the school toilets. When the resource manager of the College Station School (SRO) replied, he found the student in possession of the aircraft and confirmed that he had used it on campus.
The student was then placed in police custody and reserved in the County of Brazos prison. At the time of his arrest, the student was on bail of $ 8,000 for an arrest of February 5 for the same charge.
Due to incidents like this, the ISD university station and Texas schools are turning to technology to detect vaping on the campus in real time.
In the arrest report, the SRO has credited the school’s vaping sensors for detecting the activity in the bathroom.
Although the college station ISD has not revealed the sensor company with which it has teamed up, companies like Triton sensors Work with schools to install vape detection systems, often placed in toilets or in other areas where cameras are not allowed.
“Our goal is to limit these dead angles and provide our customers with very good awareness of the situation so that we can attack drugs such as vaping, vapes, marijuana, cigarettes, THC, etc.
Triton sensors are taking changes in air quality, humidity and sound, and can send an alert in a few seconds. School staff can then respond immediately, catch the students in real time.
“On average, it is a reduction of around 70% of vaping, of which we are very proud,” boasts Parthore. “I think it’s great for our customers, especially school staff, because it eliminates any type of guest work for them, having to check the bathrooms at random.”
While Bryan ISD said that he did not use this technology, the Vikings student organization to launch tobacco (VKOT) said that it pleads for change.
“Most of the time, if a student tells a teacher that a child smokes, when the teacher is investigating or says about someone, the student has already left,” said VKOT vice-president Jonathan Ferrazas. “Having these smoke detectors would allow an instant response.”
According to CDC reportMore than one in 10 high school students used electronic cigarettes in 2024.
“Many children take the opportunity to take the time to take their vaping and everything,” said Vkot president Gabriela Garcia.
It is an epidemic that state and country schools are fighting with more than 1.6 million students from college and secondary in the United States who report vaping in the past year. However, as vaping devices continue to evolve, the same is true for tools to suppress them.
“For us, it is a question of protecting private spaces, making places safer,” added Parthemore.
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