East Tennessee schools release numbers on vaping incidents

As cases of vaping-related illnesses rise in Tennessee, concerns about teens and children using the products rise, as well.

WVLT News reached out to multiple schools in East Tennessee to see what they have to say about students vaping.

Many schools returned numbers on students caught vaping or with vape-related materials on campus.

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High school: 9

Middle school: 4

High school: 68

Middle school: 4

High school: 22

Middle school: 2

Elementary: 2

High school: 16

High school: 17

High school: 67

K-8: 7

High school: 2

High school: 9

Middle school: 6

Elementary school: 1

High school: 2

Middle school: 1

High school: 26

Middle school: 9

62 total in schools

High school: 5

Middle school: 1

High school: 18

High school: 31

Middle school: 7

High school: 23

Middle school: 11

High school: 51

Middle school: 4

High school: 10

Scott County said they had no instances of vaping, while Alcoa, Hamblen County, and Hawkins County, have not returned numbers.

As of September 26,

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Patients have shown symptoms including cough, shortness of breath and chest pain. Other symptoms may include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Most cases are seen among adolescents and young adults.

On September 25, Monroe County school officials

for a vaping-related illness. The student's aunt told WVLT News that the student was in stable condition and would return home soon.

Juul, the nation's largest e-cigarette maker, has announced it will

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To keep track of the number of vaping-related illnesses reported in Tennessee, click

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