Teachers in Queensland Just Suggested Bringing in Army Veterans to Combat School Vaping

Guerrilla warfare incoming.

In the latest instalment of the anti-vape sagas (see: auto-locking toilet prisons), a lass from the Teacher’s Professional Association of Queensland just suggested on Sunrise that army veterans should be brought in to work in schools.

The Association has already put forward the official suggestion that students in Queensland could undergo mandatory bag checks and pocket searches at schools. But some experts think this isn’t enough.

“I think we are beyond that now,” Secretary Tracy Tully told Kochie on the morning show, “I think the time has come where we need to do something much bigger and much more permanent.

“I believe we should be using our army veterans—we’ve got tens of thousands of those out there in the community who are ready, willing and able to work in schools,” she said.

“We should be looking at a training program and sponsoring that and making that happen.”

While even Kochie himself looked a little bamboozled at the suggestion, Tully made it clear that the vaping epidemic is not to be overlooked.

She cited one recent Australia study that shows one in six students are supplied with vapes by a parent or guardian. Mum, Dad, what’s up with that?

The measures haven’t been officially announced but if you see an army veteran lurking in the corner of your classroom, you’ll know why.

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