Learn more about the harmful effects of vaping on youth

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Cannabis/Vaping Prevention Curriculum Training

10/29/24, 11/20/24, 1/14/25 from 3:30-4:30pm

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Career & College Night

October 30th at Family Care Network

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Tobacco-Use Prevention, YVAPE, and Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion Letter from CDE State Superintendent

Tony Thurmond, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction recommends schools use the tobacco-free campus policies which have the additional benefit of addressing student use of marijuana through vaping and provides information on alternatives to suspension in the clickable letter above.

Hidden in Plain Sight

Talk to your kids about the dangers of vaping

The purpose of the TUPE program is to reduce youth tobacco use by helping young people make healthful tobacco-related decisions through youth development assets, as well as tobacco-specific, research-validated educational instruction and activities that build knowledge as well as social skills.

Learn more about why flavors hook kids for vaping

The tobacco industry uses fun flavors and tech devices to hook kids on nicotine. Why kids? A developing brain is easier to addict.

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Flavors Hook Kids Free Guide

Get the facts about vaping

Below are resources you can use to help your students understand the dangers of vaping.

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We have resources to educate Parents and Teachers on how to talk with children to explain the risks of e-cigarettes.

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According to the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey by the FDA,

22.5% of high school students use e-cigs daily

How to properly dispose of e-cigs

Tobacco Free CA – Vape Waste: More Harmful Than You Think

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U.S. Food & Drug Administration – Tips for Safe Disposal of E-Cigarettes and E-Liquid Waste

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About TUPE

The California Department of Education provides Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) funding for the SLO County TUPE Consortium to provide education for young people to make healthful decisions through evidence-informed tobacco-use prevention instruction, youth development, intervention, reinforcement activities for tobacco-free school environments, and cessation programs.

The SLO County TUPE Consortium supports students in grades 6th through 12th at twelve school districts across the county. The TeachVapeFree.org website provides educators, parents and community members information to help with youth vaping, tobacco and cannabis use. The LiveVapeFree.org website provides students the opportunity to get the facts about the effects of addiction and vaping during youth development.

The school community, parents and families can play an important role in providing social and environmental support to prevent and intervene in the use of tobacco.

Prop 99 & 56 Funding Info
TUPE CTA funding originates from tobacco tax revenue CA Prop 99 & 56