'Absolute explosion' of vaping leading to students leaving class to vape, committee told

There has been an “absolute explosion” of vaping among students in schools that is leading to students leaving during class, an Oireachtas committee on drug use has been warned.

The committee met on Thursday with representatives from the three teaching unions: the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) and the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO).

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