An Alabama high school has decided to remove some of the doors from the boys' bathroom stalls in an effort to stop students vaping in campus bathrooms.

Administrators at Wilson High School in Lauderdale County say male students often go vape in the bathrooms between classes, reported WAFF-TV.

But, two weeks ago, after a male student was found passed out in a stall after using a e-cigarette, Principal Gary Horton said that dramatic action needed to be taken.

The girls' bathrooms stalls, however, remain in tact.

It comes in the midst of US federal investigation into 450 mysterious and life-threatening vaping-related illnesses across the US that have so far claimed five lives.

Wilson High School (pictured) in Lauderdale County, Alabama, removed the stall doors in the boys' bathroom after a male student was found passed out from vaping two weeks ago

Many of the parents say they were horrified when they heard of bathroom stall doros being removed.

'I don't like it. They take their only private place in the school that they can do their business,' Rachel Munsey, a parent, told WAFF-TV.

She said she believes the problem need to be addressed, but with better solutions.

'Bad vaping problem, then you need spotters in the bathroom. You need someone adult to go in there to make sure there's not any vaping going on,' Munsey said.

Another parent, Brandon Campbell, suggested having a truancy officer or a police officer at the school to monitor the halls.

Principal Horton says the door removals could be temporary while the school figures out another solution.

Kevin Booths, superintendent at Pittston Area School District in Pennsylvania, told The Citizens' Voice that schools in his area have gone to great lengths to combat aping.

'We have made changes to our health curriculum adding vaping in with cigarettes. We have brought outside speakers in,' Booths said.

'Staff have been trained to look for signs of vaping. We are also looking into restorative practices for students who have been caught vaping in school. They include community service and referrals to drug and alcohol counseling.'

Use of e-cigarettes has surged since they were introduced to the US marketplace in 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

And they continue to be the most used tobacco product among US teens.

A 2017 report from the US Surgeon General found a 900 percent increase in e-cigarette use among young people between 2011 and 2015.

This means e-cigarettes have surpassed cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and other conventional products in popularity in that age group.

The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration have been investigating a slew of breathing illnesses related to vaping across the country.

As of Friday, there have been 450 cases reported in mostly teens and young adults in 33 states and one territory.

Kevin Bolclair, of Pennsylvania, and Walker McKnight of Florida, college students who began vaping in high school, are among the many who have been hospitalized after struggling to breathe on their own.

Five deaths, which have been suspected to be linked to vaping, have been reported in California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Oregon.

Last week, The Washington Post reported that federal- and state- level scientists said they believe an oil derived from Vitamin E found in cannabis vapor may be responsible for the lung damage in many of the illnesses.