TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas educators are rushing to find ways to respond to a sharp increase in the number of students using electronic cigarettes in the state's high schools.

The state Board of Education heard from educators on Tuesday that about a third of high school students tried vaping at least once in 2017 and one in 10 were current users of e-cigarettes, according to the 2017 Kansas Youth Risk Factors Survey.

They said the number of students vaping increased nationally by 80 percent between 2017 and 2018, The Kansas News Service reported.

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