A Piatt County school district is seeing improvement in student vaping issues after a couple of measures they say are working well.

Adam Clapp is the Superintendent of Monticello Schools and indicates they have used a couple of initiatives to help reduce the number of occurrences of students vaping on school property. He says the measures are working.

This past school year was the first year of vape sensors in all the school's bathrooms, and Clapp says that roughly $7,000 investment proved to be a great one.

Monticello isn't the first district in central Illinois to turn to this technology. Clapp notes they visited Sullivan High School, which has it in place. It is his hope it leads students to better decision making.

The topic of vapes comes on the heels of a renewed partnership with the Piatt County Mental Health Center that was approved this spring for Monticello Schools. The Mental Health Center says vaping continues to be a top issue facing teens when it comes to substance use.