After student is found unconscious in bathroom, Quakertown school district to sue makers of vaping

After student is found unconscious in bathroom, Quakertown school district to sue makers of vaping products


The Quakertown Community School Board has authorized attorneys to sue companies that manufacture and market electronic cigarettes and vaping products, joining the district with other plaintiffs.

School district officials said the timeline for filing the lawsuit isn’t yet determined. But like officials in many districts across the country, they said vaping among students has become a serious problem.

“We haven’t even scratched the surface of the damage these things are doing to our kids,” school board member Keith Micucci said in a recent article on the school district website, qcsd.org.

“From a health care perspective, we know it’s leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome. I really feel strongly that these are marketed toward our most vulnerable population, which are our teenage students who are trying to figure out their way in the world.”

Read more: https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-quakertown-schools-vaping-lawsuit-20191029-2d4bnkdyv5gcdm6jllj6wwovfu-story.html
(Allentown Morning Call)