New detectors are sniffing out teen vape-users in these northern Alberta schools

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It’s no secret that nicotine-addicted teens cut out of class to vape, often in school washrooms.

But new technology has emerged to help school administrators catch them in the act: vape detectors.

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division in Peace River, Alta., is adopting vape detectors this fall for its eight school buildings.

Superintendent Betty Turpin said the idea came from students during a meeting with the board of trustees.

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“It was unanimous that the students were reporting that vaping was going on in the washrooms and it was making them uncomfortable to go into the washrooms,” Turpin said in an interview.

“When students say

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