CLOVES — At the November meeting on Tuesday, Clovis Municipal Schools board members were informed that the vape sensors installed in the high school and middle schools are functioning as intended.
The installation of the vape detectors, a $300,000 project, was completed successfully, according to CMS Operations Director Loran Hill, who gave a presentation to the board.
The sensing devices, which resemble home smoke alarms, are wired to transmit data to the headquarters of the school.
In the first 10 days between Clovis High School and Yucca [Middle School], there were 643 occurrences of vape detection, according to Hill.
Hill claimed that out of those incidents, 24 involved smoking THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana. On those occasions, the Clovis Police Department was contacted.
Hill and Kori Strickland, the CHS Instructional Coach, addressed the board about how the placement of the vape sensors has changed certain kids’ behaviour.
Both of them described instances where students who weren’t vaping would flee the restroom as soon as they smelled or saw another student vaping.
According to Hill, the sensors may also identify “masking,” which is the practise of spraying fragrance in restrooms to try to mask the smell of vaping.
After the discussion, Hill stated that there had been a total of 1302 vape events since the sensors were deployed on October 24; 643 of those instances occurred in the first 10 days, and 659 occurred between November 7 and Tuesday.
Children have not been without facilities at Clovis High School, Strickland stated in response to postings on social media claiming that bathrooms at CHS had been shut down due to vaping events.
Some of the smaller buildings’ restrooms are locked during the “passing period” between classes.
As vaping incidences decrease, Strickland said, “we hope to be able to open the restrooms in the smaller buildings.” Bathrooms are always accessible to children.
Debbie Westbrook, senior director of student nutrition and wellbeing at CMS, presented her “40th Day Attendance Report” in other business.
According to Westbrook, 32% of the student body missed up to four days of school during the first 40 days of the current school year.
Board member Sharon Epps questioned Westbrook about whether there were any particular reasons why children were missing class that stuck out.
Westbrook claimed that society’s adjustment to the epidemic and “bad behaviours created by society in general” were contributing factors to the issue.
Westbrook claimed that staff is “working hard” to reduce students’ daily chronic absenteeism.
CMS’ Director of Fine Arts Corey Pickett and Wildcat Band Director Bill Allred spoke before the board and praised the band’s several top prizes this season.
Without help, you cannot achieve this level of accomplishment, according to Allred.
Janee Royal, the president of the CHS student body, addressed the board and mentioned a study that found that 87% of the female students at the high school said they would want to have menstrual hygiene products in the girls’ facilities.
Another student from CHS, Christian Villegas, praised the school board for setting up the school’s vape sensors.
Ref: https://www.abqjournal.com/2551870/official-says-vape-sensor-project-a-success.html
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