Vaping in class?

[Anonymous]

My kids go to privates in the DC area. Schools constantly discussed on DCUM and called "top whatever" on many posts. So, schools you all know well. My kids say they have friends who vape or Juul, its something we talk about. I try to be very aware and so I'm wondering about something...

Over on the Tweens and Teens forum there is a whole thread discussing vaping and the fact that kids do it in class. Multiple people, teachers, parents, kids, are discussing this and saying that kids vap in class all the time.

I cannot even imagine how a kid in one of the area private schools, where some classes have as few as 6-8 students, and no classes have more than 15 or so, would be able to do this? Plus, these kids seem incredibly serious and intense about schoolwork and their classes. Im having a tough time imagining it taking place and I am hoping I am right about this.

So, my question is, is this just going on in classrooms just in the much larger public schools? Or does this also go on in area privates? Are any parents aware that their child has seen or sees classmates vaping in class? or in the bathroom during school hours? My kids say no way, not in their school(s) but I wondering if they are just unaware as the folks on the other thread are so certain this is going on in high school classrooms....

[Anonymous]

Someone tried to flush a juul pen down the toilet at my kid's private school recently. Caused a flood.

[Anonymous]

This is a huge problem in my DC's Big 3 PK class. Quite concerning.

[Anonymous]

I guess PP writes her own stuff.

[Anonymous]

This is actually a real issue. Ask your kids about it.

[Anonymous]

I have discussed vaping and juuls with my 9th grader often. She says that people aren’t doing that and she would never do it. But I am not naive- these kids are under so much stress that who knows what they would try?

I think it’s possible that private school teachers may be less aware of these new avenues and would not catch it if it occurred at our school. Coming from public schools, I can see how it happens- 32 kids in a room for 90 minutes have some time to work alone or in groups while the teacher is on the computer. The punishment at private could be more severe than public, where it seemingly happens all the time.

[Anonymous]

I have heard of this happening at TC Williams (in honors/AP classes), but not in class at privates. At privates, I've heard the kids mostly do it in the bathrooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to privates in the DC area. Schools constantly discussed on DCUM and called "top whatever" on many posts. So, schools you all know well. My kids say they have friends who vape or Juul, its something we talk about. I try to be very aware and so I'm wondering about something...

Over on the Tweens and Teens forum there is a whole thread discussing vaping and the fact that kids do it in class. Multiple people, teachers, parents, kids, are discussing this and saying that kids vap in class all the time.

I cannot even imagine how a kid in one of the area private schools, where some classes have as few as 6-8 students, and no classes have more than 15 or so, would be able to do this? Plus, these kids seem incredibly serious and intense about schoolwork and their classes. Im having a tough time imagining it taking place and I am hoping I am right about this.

So, my question is, is this just going on in classrooms just in the much larger public schools? Or does this also go on in area privates? Are any parents aware that their child has seen or sees classmates vaping in class? or in the bathroom during school hours? My kids say no way, not in their school(s) but I wondering if they are just unaware as the folks on the other thread are so certain this is going on in high school classrooms....

We are at Big 3 schools and I have never heard of kids doing this during class. The teachers won’t allow it. They’re also not allowed to have their phones during the day either. What schools are allowing this during the day? I’m kind of surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to privates in the DC area. Schools constantly discussed on DCUM and called "top whatever" on many posts. So, schools you all know well. My kids say they have friends who vape or Juul, its something we talk about. I try to be very aware and so I'm wondering about something...

Over on the Tweens and Teens forum there is a whole thread discussing vaping and the fact that kids do it in class. Multiple people, teachers, parents, kids, are discussing this and saying that kids vap in class all the time.

I cannot even imagine how a kid in one of the area private schools, where some classes have as few as 6-8 students, and no classes have more than 15 or so, would be able to do this? Plus, these kids seem incredibly serious and intense about schoolwork and their classes. Im having a tough time imagining it taking place and I am hoping I am right about this.

So, my question is, is this just going on in classrooms just in the much larger public schools? Or does this also go on in area privates? Are any parents aware that their child has seen or sees classmates vaping in class? or in the bathroom during school hours? My kids say no way, not in their school(s) but I wondering if they are just unaware as the folks on the other thread are so certain this is going on in high school classrooms....

We are at Big 3 schools and I have never heard of kids doing this during class. The teachers won’t allow it. They’re also not allowed to have their phones during the day either. What schools are allowing this during the day? I’m kind of surprised.

Please wake up, PP. There was a story about this on the 11:00 p.m. news on WJLA on Monday. Google it, please. It interviewed kids who said it’s easy to engage in juuling while in class because the device is so small and the scent is similar to an air freshener. It can be done behind a teachers back and they would never know. PP, yes they are likely doing this in your precious Big 3 school. Now, go unclutch your pearls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to privates in the DC area. Schools constantly discussed on DCUM and called "top whatever" on many posts. So, schools you all know well. My kids say they have friends who vape or Juul, its something we talk about. I try to be very aware and so I'm wondering about something...

Over on the Tweens and Teens forum there is a whole thread discussing vaping and the fact that kids do it in class. Multiple people, teachers, parents, kids, are discussing this and saying that kids vap in class all the time.

I cannot even imagine how a kid in one of the area private schools, where some classes have as few as 6-8 students, and no classes have more than 15 or so, would be able to do this? Plus, these kids seem incredibly serious and intense about schoolwork and their classes. Im having a tough time imagining it taking place and I am hoping I am right about this.

So, my question is, is this just going on in classrooms just in the much larger public schools? Or does this also go on in area privates? Are any parents aware that their child has seen or sees classmates vaping in class? or in the bathroom during school hours? My kids say no way, not in their school(s) but I wondering if they are just unaware as the folks on the other thread are so certain this is going on in high school classrooms....

We are at Big 3 schools and I have never heard of kids doing this during class. The teachers won’t allow it. They’re also not allowed to have their phones during the day either. What schools are allowing this during the day? I’m kind of surprised.

Please wake up, PP. There was a story about this on the 11:00 p.m. news on WJLA on Monday. Google it, please. It interviewed kids who said it’s easy to engage in juuling while in class because the device is so small and the scent is similar to an air freshener. It can be done behind a teachers back and they would never know. PP, yes they are likely doing this in your precious Big 3 school. Now, go unclutch your pearls.

First of all you have major anger issues. Secondly it wasn’t our school where this happened so carry on.

[Anonymous]

You said you’d never heard of anything like that which speaks to your naïveté.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You said you’d never heard of anything like that which speaks to your naïveté.

Have not heard of anyone doing this at OUR schools. Still have not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You said you’d never heard of anything like that which speaks to your naïveté.

Have not heard of anyone doing this at OUR schools. Still have not.

So, I guess it’s not happening. Good work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You said you’d never heard of anything like that which speaks to your naïveté.

Have not heard of anyone doing this at OUR schools. Still have not.

So, I guess it’s not happening. Good work.

Nope it not. That is one of the benefits of a small private - teachers are literally right in front of you. They don't allow anything that looks like it in class. Sorry you have had a difference experience.

[Anonymous]

DK who switched to private this year said that it is all the rage in the old public FCPS HS where kids do it behind the teacher's back during class. You can exhale/blow it out in a way that doesn't show vapor. They tried to clamp down on it but it's seemingly impossible so now they have signs in the bathrooms giving some facts and reminding kids if they share there's a risk of mono (evidently they think the kids don't want that).

In his private school (not top 3) kids are doing it in the bathrooms not in class.

He says pretty much everyone at both schools seem to have at least tried it. Many are now addicts because the amount of nicotine in the packs is tremendous and with the taste and teen boredom the kids hit them WAY too frequently. Now they can't quit and it's expensive. They are also getting way more nicotine from what he says than if they smoked actual cigarettes.

More evil by big tobacco. I worry about popcorn lung too because they used the chemical that was banned from microwave popcorn factories.

http://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/07/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs.html