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<\/p>\nA school allows stressed-out students to take five and puff on their vapes or even cigarettes to combat disruptive behaviour.<\/p>\n
Arethusa College in Queensland, Australia allows students of all ages to head off for a smoke break should they need it. More than 50 students are reportedly on a list permitting them to puff on their vape or tab in a designated area.<\/p>\n
It is not the first school in Australia to allow smoking either, with a school in Brisbane allowing students to kill time in a smokers patch a few years prior. Arethusa College's Deception Bay campus implemented the rule years ago, despite staff concerns.<\/p>\n
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The college seeks permission from parents, but one parent claimed their kid was allowed to smoke even after they informed the college they wouldn't allow it. <\/p>\n
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Lisa Coles, the executive principal at Arethusa College, said the plan is "open and transparent" with up-to-date health authority rulings.<\/p>\n
She told The Courier Mail: "We have been open and transparent with public health authorities. We have seen the majority of young people who come to us with a nicotine dependency leave our College without one."<\/p>\n
Principal Coles confirmed the smoking and vaping rules were implemented without judgement of pupils, who were integrating with a "rigorous education program". Arethusa College insists it has "never been found in breach of our legislative duties".<\/p>\n
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The school is not supplying vapes or cigarettes to any students. One parent, speaking to the Daily Mail, said: "They (the college) said they (students) are going to do it anyway, so they would rather they do it in a designated area where they are safe and supervised."<\/p>\n
A former staff member said the approach was that "if they (particular students) are triggered, let them go and have a smoke". Another ex-staff member described the policy as counter productive. <\/p>\n
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