The first drag from a friend’s vape several years ago offered the shy teenager a new way to escape. This article was copublished with The 74, a nonprofit news outlet covering education in the US. Gutierrez was suspended for a week after she was nabbed vaping in a crowded school bathroom during her lunch hour. Candid interviews with a dozen high schoolers and recent graduates from across the country reveal how vaping has become ubiquitous in schools. The main battlefield in the fight is the school bathroom.