The San Diego Unified School District will join Los Angeles Unified in a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette producer Juul.
The Board of Education voted 5-0 in favor of joining the suit in a closed session meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Cindy Marten last week called for the district to join LAUSD in the suit against Juul.
San Diego Unified has yet to formally file a suit against the e-cigarette maker.
LAUSD filed its lawsuit last month, blaming Juul for the rise in youth vaping, which is a growing public health concern.
A study, released Nov. 5, found that more than 27% of high school students currently use e-cigarettes.
The district has been addressing the rise in vaping at schools with what Marten referred to as “restorative” practices, relying on counseling to remedy the root causes of vaping use rather than resorting to suspensions or expulsions.
The district is also developing a curriculum to better educate students on the dangers of vaping.
