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Quakertown School District plans to sue makers of vaping products
FOX 29's Jeff Cole has the latest on the Quakertown School District's plans to sue the makers of vaping products.
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - The Quakertown School District plans on joining a lawsuit against vaping product makers.
School administrators in Quakertown say vaping is disrupting education. It’s pulling away valuable resources and creates a health risk to students.
According to Superintendent William Harner, a student lost consciousness in school last spring from vaping and two weeks ago it happened again.
"We had a young lady who passed out in the high school went totally unconscious. She was in the bathroom stall, sharing a vaping device that wasn’t hers with two other girls had THC in it," he said.
The Quakertown Community school board had enough. It gave a law firm the okay to sue the makers of vaping products to pay back the district for damages.
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Quakertown School District officials discuss plans to sue makers of vaping products
The lawsuit follows an incident that allegedly occurred in on of the school bathrooms.
"I think it’s a good idea. It’s too easy for the kids to get. Too many kids do it. They get hurt. It's a great idea," parent Nicole Giquinto said.
The superintendent says Quakertown is the first to sign onto the lawsuit in Bucks County and he expects others to quickly join.