Vaping and Smoking Detection Systems for Schools and Universities
Johnson Controls can supply and install the world's number one vape detector solution, the HALO Smart Sensor. This effective deterrent to anti-social activities such as vaping, vaping with THC, and smoking is already protecting schools and universities around the globe.
This anti-vaping system is ideally suited to areas of privacy such as bathrooms, toilets and changing rooms where conventional video cameras cannot be used.
HALO provides instant alerts so security and staff can quickly identify the location of an incident and can address the issue, thereby helping to protect students, teachers, and school property.
The HALO Smart Sensor does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII), but instead simply alerts staff of incidents in real-time using state of the art technology.
HALO Smart Sensor – More Than Just Vape Detection
Much more than just an anti-vaping solution, HALO’s sophisticated technology promotes all-round health and safety, with additional functionality including:
- Air quality monitoring
- Vandalism and fighting audio detection
- Occupancy and trespassing alerts
- Energy management
And as an open platform, ease of integration with other systems is a further benefit.
HALO provides instant alerts so security and staff can quickly identify the location of an incident and can address the issue, thereby helping to protect students, teachers, and school property.
The HALO Smart Sensor does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII), but instead simply alerts staff of any incidents in real-time.
Working together to safeguard children in schools
Installing the HALO Smart Sensor can help demonstrate to OFSTED (The Office for Standards in Education Children’s Services and Skills in the UK) that your school is taking additional measures to maximise the safeguarding of all students by providing safe bathroom and changing areas. OFSTED views vaping in schools as a behavioural issue which, when combined with other factors such as truancy and fighting, can sometimes lead to schools being rated as 'inadequate'.
It is important to note that while OFSTED reports on behaviour related to vaping, the guidance for schools on how to handle vaping is provided by other organisations such as Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). ASH has released national guidance for schools to support staff in developing policies around vaping, emphasising that vaping is not for children and that schools should adopt a whole-school approach to address both smoking and vaping.
Vape detection systems such as HALO can be used in conjunction with education within schools to highlight the risks of vaping in order to combat the habit within educational establishments. Whilst the rapid uptake of the habit may have slowed, ASH report that as of July 2024, 7.2% of 11-17 year olds still vape regularly.
Keeping Students Safe
Schools are expected to be safe places for our children, but with nicotine and substance abuse on the rise, an increasing number of students feel uncomfortable walking into their own school bathrooms as they do not know what situation they may be faced with.
The HALO Smart Sensor is designed to protect students both inside bathrooms and out. Its dynamic vape detection algorithm automatically learns the composition of the local air composition and uses this baseline as a way to detect the presence of electronic cigarette vapour.
HALO is the only product that can effective alert staff to vaping, vaping with THC, and intentionally trying to mask vaping behaviour using aerosols.
Watch our video to learn moreWhat HALO customers are saying
“Our HALO investment has paid off well for us by giving our school the ability to identify the students who participate in vaping and may need drug counselling, so we can get them the help that they need to overcome it. Finding the right technology and integrator partner is crucial to implementing a successful solution and we were fortunate to have found both. CVCHS was able to make the campus safer by preventing a physical fight, while also getting students to help overcome their challenges all with one powerful device. There are no other products out there that offer what HALO does – a complete solution for vape detection and security.”
SUNNY SHERGILL: Special Projects Manager, Clayton Valley Charter High School.
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