WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. — Seminole County Public Schools sent a note to parents Monday, warning them that students who use electronic cigarettes to smoke marijuana at school will be arrested.
Students who do so will be charged with a felony, and if convicted, they could be imprisoned for five years and fined $5,000, officials said.
The school district told Channel 9 on Monday that 44 students have been suspended for bringing vaporizer pens to school but none contained THC.
"Some people are getting addicted to it," said Reanna Ettman, a Winter Springs High School student. "They can't go more than five minutes without having to hit it."
Students said school administrators use metal detectors to search students for e-cigarettes multiple times daily.
Some students just told us 99% of their classmates are using these vape pens at school. Seminole County is sending out a strict warning about the major punishment students will face if caught with one - and even bigger consequences if they have THC inside. @WFTV at 5:30 pic.twitter.com/0MpWhBjgsN
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) March 5, 2019
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