At Cumberland Community School in Plaistow, students are rallying against vaping by launching a campaign to raise awareness regarding its health risks. Student council members, led by Dalia Salem, Zhema Umer, Maryam Layeni, and Leila Jabari, have organized a vape amnesty encouraging peers to hand in their vaping devices. They also seek the installation of vape detectors in bathrooms. They aim for their efforts to inspire similar campaigns in other schools, addressing the growing vaping problem among youth, as nearly one million 11 to 17-year-olds vaped in 2024, according to ASH.
"Every day you see a student vaping in the toilet, after school, basically any place where there isn't a teacher you will find vaping. I really don't think students are aware of the damage they could potentially be doing to their health."
"We are hoping that when other schools see what we are doing they will start campaigns at their schools. Vaping is a big issue at schools."
"The students have taken up this campaign on their own, they came to us because they saw this as a real issue."
They have also petitioned to have vape detectors installed in the school bathrooms with alarms that alert teachers.
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