Queensland schools have been forced to lock up toilets to crack down on students vaping in the bathroom during classes.
Aquinas College on the Gold Coast have closed their toilets and students will now undergo a check-in procedure to get their teacher s permission to use the facilities during a lesson.
On Wednesday a letter was sent to parents advising of a procedural change in response to behavioural and students welfare concerns, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
Aquinas College (pictured) students in QLD have check-in procedure to use toilet in class to crack down on vaping during class time
Schools forced to close toilets during class time to deter pupils vaping in lessons (pictured: stock image of person using vape pen)
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Subscriber only Thousands of out-of-catchment kids are still flocking to attend in-demand public schools despite strict enrolment plans designed to keep student numbers in check. New data on the number of students travelling from outside catchment areas to attend Queensland state schools has been revealed, with high schools more likely to be housing kids from other parts of the city. The state s largest and top-performing high school Brisbane State High welcomed more than 1600 kids, or about 48 per cent of its students, from outside its inner-city location in 2020.
Andrew Laming wrote to schools in his electorate using his Liberal MP letterhead to request early Naplan data for private research for his doctoral thesis, prompting a complaint from the teachers’ union.
The Queensland Teachers Union advised schools they were under “no obligation” to provide the test data, labelling the request “inappropriate”.
Laming has agreed to undergo counselling and empathy training, and to quit at the next election in response to a string of claims of online abuse and harassment.
Although Laming has apologised for two specific incidents and generally for his communication style, Labor is set to continue pressure for him to resign from the Liberal party and sit on the crossbench until the election.