Vaping program rescheduled Monday
By Donnie A. Lucas
A presentation for students, parents, and the public on the dangers of using vaping products and synthetic drugs is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 7, according to AHS principal Glen Hill.
The program will be presented to students during an 11:00 a.m. assembly, with a second presentation at 5:30 p.m. for the public and surrounding schools.
A group of registered nurses from Lubbock will talk to both students and the public during a pair of programs for secondary school students and the public on the dangers of using illegal and synthetic drugs, including the use of vaping products.
The program is conducted by the University Medical Center’s Nurses Educating on Illegal Drugs and Synthetics (NEIDS) for students in grades 7-12, along with parents and the general public. The school districts of Moran and Lueders are also invited to hear the group speak at the evening presentation.
The program was originally scheduled in January but was postponed due to excessive illnesses at the time.
Hill said that he has used the group to present information on vaping at other schools.
“This is a group of ER nurses who are relating what types of issues they are seeing that result from the use of illegal and synthetic drugs, especially among students,” principal Glen Hill said. “They came to a school where I was principal a few years ago and presented what I think is the best program on drugs and vaping I’ve ever seen.”
Hill said that all county residents are invited to attend, including those from the Moran and Lueders areas.
The presentation is being funded by Resource Care in Albany.
“Parents need to hear this information,” Hill said. “There are still a lot of misconceptions about vaping. It’s not just a harmless vapor.”
The principal stated that vaping and the drugs that are mixed with it continue to be a growing problem for schools.
The program is expected to last 45 minutes to an hour, and the speakers will be available to answer questions afterwards.
