Andrew Neely

Mrs. Eliot
English 11
September 27, 2023
Vaping in schools

My topic is important because vaping has become a huge issue in our school and people

have become uncomfortable using the bathroom because of this.

Vaping is a sad topic for kids nowadays. Many schools have kids who vape in the

bathroom, and it is not right. One school that comes to mind is our school, Liberty. Our school

has had many issues with students, and it has gotten to the point where students have been

uncomfortable using the bathrooms. In a article called “How to Keep Kids and Teens from

Smoking and Vaping” it says “Kids are still smoking. Every day in America, more than 3,200

teenagers smoke their first cigarette, and an additional 2,100 youths and young adults become

daily cigarette smokers.” This here shows the effect of society and how young people smoke,

which means that many people at our school do it too. From that article I think it is terrible to see

kids smoking all the time now and how it has had a great impact on society.

Some ways our school can stop this tragedy of smoking is for the police officers at our

school to stand by the bathroom doors and check people bags or check for smoke when standing

by. This could prevent problems like me, for example walking in the bathroom and wondering if

people are going to be vaping or not. This part gets caused by knowing others vape and then
thinking it cools so it causes a chain reaction. You may wonder if everyone else thinks the same

way about vaping as me, but many people do disagree, people could disagree by thinking it isn’t

a bad thing or that walking into the bathroom when people vaping isn’t terrible. Arianna

Prothero, in her article Vaping Is Still a Big Problem, New Data Show. Here’s What Schools

Can Do About It, says that “Schools should have clear and well-communicated policies about the

consequences for vaping on campuses. Schools should also have plans for screening students

who are addicted to e-cigarettes and getting appropriate help for those students who are.” This

article expresses how schools should change the vaping issues and make it not happen.

All in all, vaping is a terrible and worldwide issue that many schools should end and not

have happen. If we all come together and put a stop to it, then we won’t have to deal with these

issues and there won’t be any more kids being afraid to go into the bathroom.