(KNSI) — The St. Cloud Area School Board signed a settlement agreement in a class-action vaping lawsuit filed against Juul Labs Inc. on behalf of 1,600 educators nationwide.
District 742 would get $115,000 and would use it to install vape detectors at McKinley Alternative Learning Center and hire more staff. The funds would be doled out over three years starting in 2024.
The school district filed suit against the company in February 2022.
Juul reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the plaintiffs in the case, which was filed in California in December. Juul is accused of using deceptive marketing to target children and endangering them with nicotine-containing e-liquids. The lawsuit claims the company leaves school officials to deal with the cost in terms of money, time, and resources.
According to the lawsuit, studies have found that the 2018 spike in nicotine vaping was the largest for any substance recorded in 44 years.
The school board signed the agreement during Wednesday’s meeting.
___
Copyright 2023 Leighton Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be broadcast, published, redistributed, or rewritten, in any way without consent.
FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!
FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!