Officials from the Anaheim Union High School District have installed vaping sensors at two schools in the hopes that students will prevent smoking and vaping on campus.
The two educational institutions are Cypress and Loara high schools, with sensors being installed in the toilets and locker rooms on two campuses.
Board of Education members unanimously approved the purchase of the detector at their board meeting on March 6th. According to the agenda of that meeting, the total cost for the first year of the program is $75,120. The price tag includes both school equipment, software, installation and taxes.
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Starting in 2025, the program will cost $4,023 per year at both schools.
Speaking to Voice of OC, AUHSD spokesman John Bautista said the district’s chosen sensor, known as Halo, can “distinguish between vaping, vaping in THC, and using aerosols to deliberately mask vaping behavior.”
The sensor should last for about seven years, Bautista said.
Halo Smart Sensor is a multifunctional safety and security device with steam detection and air quality monitoring, gunshot detection, abnormal noise and movement detection, and emergency keyword detection. Credit: Motorola Solutions/Business Wire/AP
The technology is directly integrated with the school’s existing security systems, AUHSD’s agenda says. That said, Aide John Fried emphasized at the board meeting that the sensors themselves do not have cameras and do not violate privacy laws.
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Instead, the sensors work with already available security cameras to help identify students if staff do not reach the location in time.
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