Kansas schools are struggling to prevent vaping among students, even as growing cases appear nationwide of a mysterious lung disease related to the use of electronic cigarettes. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says it knows of at least 6 cases of the unidentified disease, and over 500 cases have been reported nationwide with at lease two deaths. Franklin County Health Department director Midge Ransom says vaping is on the rise among young people in Franklin country.
She adds that the products in the vaping products are not approved by the FDA and it seems young people think it is safe. The Goddard school district announced they are preparing to sue the makers, distributors and sellers of electronic cigarettes and vaping products.
