A school leaders’ union is urging its members to ban parents and other adults from using e-cigarettes on school premises.
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has welcomed the government’s recent decision to ban sales of e-cigerettes to anyone under-18 as “a great step forward”.
However, the union says that many school leaders are concerned that the increased marketing and use of e-cigerettes is sending the message to children that “vaping” – as it is known – is safe.
A meeting of the NAHT’s national executive late last month decided that the union will advise its members to ban the products completely from the school site.
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