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.
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The school district told Channel 9 on Monday that 44 students have been suspended for bringing vaporizer pens to school but none contained THC.
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"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.
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