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Vaping has quickly grown in popularity and, unfortunately, not just with adults. Mr. Mufson offers advice on preventing your child from picking up the habit.
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the annual meeting of Heads of School for The Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (AIMS), where there was much sidebar talk of how vaping is working its way into middle schools, particularly through JUULing. Vaping was originally designed as a method of helping smokers quit the cigarette habit through inhaling water vapor that contains flavored nicotine rather than tobacco smoke with all its other carcinogenic ingredients. The idea was that through vaping, smokers would progressively wean themselves from their nicotine addiction.
What is happening, though, is that vaping, which is supposed to be restricted in availability to those over 21, has become quite popular among adolescents, including middle schoolers. The irony is that while vaping was designed to help cure an addiction, it can easily become an addiction in its own right. The health risks of vaping to young people are not yet fully known, though there are numerous signs of deleterious effects. Follow this link to read about the health risks of vaping.
JUULing is the use of small, specially designed e-cigarettes that charge in a USB port and that look like a fairly normal flash drive. Hence the use of JUULs is very easy to conceal. Their easy, unsuspicious connection to devices like laptops make them particularly attractive to teens since many adults are clueless about what they are. This link provides parents with a good primer on JUULing.
While vaping and JUULing have not made an appearance within The Country School, with summer coming up, it is a good idea for parents to speak to their older middle schoolers about this. Our policy for vaping is the same as it is for smoking, and even though it’s been many years since we have had a known incident of any child trying to smoke on our campus, adult non-vapers need to stay informed about this recent kid trend.
Recent News
List of 5 news stories.
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Kindergarten Students Serving Others!
Kindergarteners have been participating in a 3 part HOHO (Helping Others; Helping Ourselves) project lead by Ferris and Laura Butler. Students packed boxes to be shipped to veterans and their families. The boxeswere filled with child friendly, donated items. Also in the boxes were handwritten letters from the students along with a handmade American flag craft. The Butlers carefully orchestrated this project, and we are very grateful for their time and efforts. -
Spring Athletic Award Winners
Congratulations to all our spring athletics award winners and to all our Cougar athletes who participated in sports and clubs! This spring, TCS offered Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse, Pickleball Club, Running Club, and Volleyball Club. Providing so many athletic opportunities took a village—thank you to our amazing coaches, volunteers, and parent drivers for making it all possible! And thank you to our students for setting an example of dedication and sportsmanship!Read More -
Summer Trips for Upper School Students in 2025
It is with great excitement that The Country School announces the addition of 2025 summer trips for our Upper School students!Read More -
The Country School Celebrates 90 Years and Installs Jay Parker
Read MoreThe Country School is proud to be celebrating its 90th school year. This milestone year also marks the beginning of a new chapter with the appointment of Jay Parker as the 7th Head of School. -
Conversation & Homecoming - Saturday, February 24, 2024
Read MoreThe Country School, Talbot County Free Library, and the Avalon Foundation, sponsors, join with fourteen other community organizations to present Conversation & Homecoming with Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, a program free and open to all.
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