Alternative to Suspension

Tobacco Prevention Toolkit

A resource from the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, Healthy Futures is a suggested 1-session curriculum that educators can use over a 50-minute period.  Before using the curriculum, we suggest that educators become familiar with the material.

Educators should go through each unit in the Presenter Guide and download the PowerPoint for class presentation. Educators should also download the accompanying assessment and in-class activities. Speakers' notes are embedded in the PowerPoint. Activities are meant to be printed for students before class begins.

• Presenter Guide

• PowerPoint Presentation

• Assessment and In-Class Activities

STUDENT COMMERCIAL TOBACCO USE IN SCHOOLS: Alternative Measures

From the Public Health Law Center, this publication provides sample language and ideas for evidence-based solutions and information as to why these alternative measures may be more effective than suspension and expulsion at addressing student tobacco use and nicotine addiction as part of a school’s Commercial Tobacco-Free Policy.

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Online Courses

The Rise of Vaping

The Rise of Vaping video is 20 minutes and can be used in classrooms, assemblies, trainings, conferences, summits, and anywhere else as a resource to help prevent youth and teen e-cigarette use. The video is intended mainly for middle and high school audiences.

THE RISE OF VAPING - E-CIGARETTE/JUUL VIDEO COURSE

Vaping: Know the truth

To educate America’s students about the health dangers of e-cigarette use and reverse the pervasive youth vaping epidemic, Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente in collaboration with the American Heart Association, have launched a national youth vaping prevention curriculum called Vaping: Know the truth. This free digital learning experience is being developed as part of Truth Initiative’s nationally recognized truth campaign and will be made available to schools by leading social impact education innovator, EVERFI.

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INDEPTH: An Alternative to Suspension or Citation

Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health (INDEPTH) is a new, convenient alternative to suspension or citation that helps schools and communities address the teen vaping problem in a more supportive way. Instead of solely focusing on punitive measures, INDEPTH is an interactive program that teaches students about nicotine dependence, establishing healthy alternatives and how to kick the unhealthy addiction that got them in trouble in the first place.

Developed by the American Lung Association in partnership with the Prevention Research Center of West Virginia University, this new free education program is available for any school or community to establish to help our teens make healthier choices.

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