When opposed to 8% of girls, only 2% of boys in secondary schools in London identify as current e-cigarette smokers.
According to data from NHS Digital, males in the capital are significantly less likely than students nationwide to report vaping.
The East Midlands, where 5% of schoolgirls identify as current users, has the lowest percentage of vapers overall.
Vaping is still a “big issue” in London schools, according to Paul Walton, deputy head of All Saints Catholic College in Kensington. In the most recent academic year, his school punished 18 students for vaping.
He declared: “Schools need to send a strong message because, at the end of the day, we’re talking about nicotine, a highly addictive substance. If you don’t, you’re saying that it’s not really a huge deal and not really that harmful.
He claimed that although the students had been suspended for having a vape or using one in public while wearing a uniform, there had been no further incidences. Even though it is forbidden to offer the devices to those under 18, Mr. Walton claimed to have observed kids as young as 12 using vape pens.
Teachers at other schools have informed him that they want to install specialised vape alarms in the restrooms because regular smoke alarms do not detect them, he continued.
The lowest rate in the nation is reported by 12% of boys in London, aged 11 to 15, who use vapes, according to NHS Digital data. In Yorkshire and the Humber, boys make up 29% of the population.
In a letter sent to leaders last month, the Department of Health warned that vaping “should not be utilised by anyone under the age of 18 or non-smokers — particularly while the long-term consequences remain unclear.”
Ref:https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-girls-boys-vaping-school-teenagers-b1039244.html
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