SINGAPORE — Eight hundred students from schools and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) were caught vaping and referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in 2022, said Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman on Tuesday (Oct 3).
Eight hundred students from schools and Institutes of Higher Learning were caught vaping and referred to the Health Sciences Authority in 2022, said Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman on Tuesday .
MOE, HSA, the Ministry of Health and the Health Promotion Board are “concerned” about the vaping situation, not just among students but in the wider community, he added. Offenders can be fined up to S$10,000, jailed for up to six months or both for the first offence. Repeat offenders face harsher penalties.
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