It’s this creeping surveillance that gives some students pause, even those who told The 74 they otherwise support vape detectors in bathrooms. The possibility of unknown capabilities with the sensors is “very scary to me” said Moledina, the Austin teen, who worries about a future where bathrooms come with cameras.

“Just knowing that there is vape smoke in the bathroom doesn’t really help you because the administrators already know it’s happening, and just by knowing that it’s there isn’t going to help them find out who is doing it,” he said. “So my concern is that, at the end of the day, we’re going to end up having cameras in bathrooms, which is definitely not what we want.”

Minneapolis educators have used surveillance cameras in conjunction with the sensors to identify students for vaping in the bathrooms, discipline logs show.

In February, for example, a Roosevelt High School senior was suspended for a day based on accusations they hit a weed vape in the bathroom. Officials reviewed footage from a surveillance camera outside the bathroom and determined the student was “entering and exiting the bathroom during the timeframe that the detector went off.” They were searched, and administrators found “a marijuana vape, an empty glass jar with a weed smell and a baggie with weed shake in it.”

That same month, educators referred a Camden High School student to a drug and alcohol counselor for “vaping in the single stall bathrooms.”

“After I reviewed the camera it does show [a] student leaving out that same stall bathroom,” campus officials reported.

Gutierrez, the 18-year-old from Arizona, said she quit vaping after she was suspended and now copes with depression through positive means like painting. What she didn’t do, however, was quit because she received help at school for the mental health challenges that led her to vape in the first place.

She stopped vaping while she was suspended, she said, because she was away from her friends and lacked access. She was frightened into further compliance, Gutierrez recalled, by the online lessons depicting vaping as a gross, gooey purple monster that would poison her relationships.

“Yes I stopped, but it wasn’t a good stop,” she said. “I didn’t get no support. I didn’t get no counseling. I stopped because I was scared.”

Lectra, leader in industrial intelligence technology solutions for players in fashion, automotive, and furniture, announces the appointment of John Brearley as President, Americas, effective October 1, 2025. He becomes a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

Lectra has appointed John Brearley as president, Americas, effective October 1, 2025.
A 40-year industry veteran and long-time Lectra leader, he will join the executive committee and oversee operations in a region contributing 33 per cent of sales.
Brearley aims to drive growth, strengthen customer ties, and support digital transformation across fashion, automotive, and furniture markets.

Lectra currently operates in 31 countries in the Americas region, with 400 employees in 7 locations – including Tolland, one of the Group’s three production sites – and more than 8,000 customers. The Americas play a crucial role for Lectra, contributing to 33% of the Group’s sales in 2024 and serving a diverse portfolio of customers in the fashion, automotive, and furniture industries, as well as in other industries.

“We look forward to John Brearley continuing his impactful journey within the Group as he steps into this pivotal leadership role”, says Daniel Harari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lectra. “With his extensive experience in the industry and a proven track record of leading our teams to support our customers and drive growth in Lectra’s recurring business, John is well-positioned to lead our Americas teams toward accelerated growth, strengthened customer relationships, and achieve our strategic objectives.”

Throughout his 40-year career, John has played an instrumental role in shaping a responsive, customer-centric culture within the organizations he has served. He began at Investronica where he managed the business in the UK, before moving to the US in 2001 to lead the North American division. Following Investronica’s acquisition in 2004 by the Lectra group, John took over the responsibility of growing the Consumables and Parts activity. His expertise in customer relations earned him the role of Vice President of Customer Care for Lectra Americas in 2007. In 2020, John was promoted to Senior Vice President of Customer Success for the region.

“It is an honor to take on this new role at such a strategic moment for Lectra and our customers in the Americas”, says John Brearley. “My focus will be on supporting customers and ensuring that we empower them not just to meet the challenges of Industry 4.0, but to thrive—growing more resilient, agile, and sustainable through every step of their digital transformation.”

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)