Clearing The Cloud

Pedagogical Stance: Avoid scare tactics. High schoolers dismiss hyperbole. Stick to biochemical mechanisms and financial exploitation by tobacco conglomerates.

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Clearing The Cloud | Facilitator Implementation & Counseling Protocols

70-Min Timeline (Cont.)

00:40 – 00:52 (12 Mins) • Legal Realities & Policy Consequences Slide 8 • Worksheet Part 4

Content Review: Federal Tobacco 21 statutes; underage misdemeanor possession; student athlete policy code (forfeiture of season/captaincy); and severe escalation when devices contain concentrated cannabis oil / THC on school property.

00:52 – 00:62 (10 Mins) • Partner Skill Practice (CLEAR Method) Slide 9 • Peer Scenarios

Student Activity: Have students pair up to rehearse the CLEAR framework (Calm, Lucid No, Exit, Alternative, Repeat). Prompt one student to act as the persistent peer and the other to execute a natural refusal without preaching or apologetics.

00:62 – 00:70 (8 Mins) • Debrief, Resources & Exit Ticket Slide 10 • Cloud Check Exit Ticket

Wrap-Up: Have students independently complete the Cloud Check Exit Ticket. Emphasize that the counselor check-in box is 100% confidential and non-punitive. Collect exit tickets at the door.

Common Pushback & Counselor Responses

“Everyone in 10th grade vapes anyway.”

Data Counter: National Youth Tobacco Surveys show over 80% of high schoolers do NOT vape. The vocal minority creates an illusion of universal use.

“It says 0% nicotine on the package.”

Testing Reality: Independent lab analyses of unverified disposable brands found detectable nicotine in up to 90% of “nicotine-free” flavored pods.

Counselor Intervention & Safe Disclosure Protocol

Self-Referral Distinction: When a student approaches you or checks the exit-ticket box indicating personal struggle with vaping, treat this as a health consultation, not a disciplinary event. Provide cessation tools (This Is Quitting: text DITCHVAPE to 88709), schedule a voluntary check-in, and review healthy coping substitutes for anxiety and social pressure.

Clearing The Cloud Guidance Unit • Materials include: Slides, Guide, Worksheet, Exit Ticket Page 2 of 2

The “Stress Relief” Illusion

Describe the cycle: how does vaping create the very anxiety and irritation that teens think it is curing?

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Legal Implications & School Consequences

Review the scenario below and identify two immediate school consequences and two legal/future impacts.

Case Study: Jordan (15, 10th grade) is caught passing a rechargeable disposable pod to another student inside the second-floor school restroom. The school resource officer (SRO) is called to search the backpack.

School Campus Consequences:

Legal & Extracurricular Impacts:

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The CLEAR Strategy: Your Personal Response Script

Scenario: You are at a friend’s house before a sports game or event. An older friend pulls out a new flavored pod, takes a hit, and hands it toward you, saying: “Come on, just try one hit, it tastes like mango ice, nobody’s looking.”

Draft your realistic CLEAR refusal response (Calm tone, Lucid “No”, Exit prompt, Alternative pivot):

Need confidential help quitting or managing stress? Text DITCHVAPE to 88709 or see your school guidance counselor.

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