School tells vaping teens to wear a vest, get parents permission

A school in Den Helder in Noord-Holland has banned smoking and vaping unless pupils have written permission from their parents and wear a high visibility yellow vest while doing it. Just nine parents at the 1,300-pupil Lyceum aan Zee school said their children could vape or smoke during breaks. “The measure is meant to cause a bit of friction,” school director Hielke ter Veld told the Telegraaf. “We wanted to do something to engage parents and children in a conversation....