Posted on 09/16/2007 4:52:51 AM PDT by metesky
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897122/posts
God , I despise what this country has become.
What about that teacher I had so many moons ago? The one that wore the same houndstooth wool jacket for four years and never had it dry-cleaned. Talk about stinky!
There it is folks, for whoever wants to jog over to yesterday's thread.
Thanks for the heads up, SoftballMominVA.
If the student has a severe enough allergy, it could be a real issue. Unfortunately, there are a lot of whiners who exaggerate their sensitivity, which makes it harder for the people with real problems. Sometimes, hard-core problems like these accompany those with physical disabilities.
The school should find another student for her to work with.
Fired... I don't know about that but I smoked for 20 years and never realized how much this smell offended people. A fart usually goes away after a few minutes. When my son comes over he is oblivious of how his clothes smell of smoke. Even gets worse the more trips outside he takes. I can't fire my son and he doesn't listen anyway but it is offensive. Some people just smell for different reasons and there are consequences on how people look at you and treat you.
NP, I’ve done the same thing more than once
Just to clear up a point, this is in Denton, Texas. There is no Denton, Maine.
Yeah, I know (now). Sunday morning, hung over, posting without enough coffee.
The left continues to win the battle against individual freedom. They have won the battle against freedom of speech, freedom of thought, White Christian males.
Shades of Hilary Care?
So.....before all of the ANTI-antismoking people jump in, there may be other forces at work.
“So.....before all of the ANTI-antismoking people jump in, there may be other forces at work.”
Maybe but I believe Texas is an “at will” state, like my own. If that’s the case, this is a moot subject. She can be fired for any or no reason. The woman should switch to cloves, get some artsy glasses and hairdoo and start wearing all black. They probably would never have said a word. ;)
“There is no evidence that tobacco smoke causes allergic reactions.” It is likely that the smoke causes a reflex response in the nose causing increased nasal congestion etc. Avoidance is advised although it is possible that oral decongestants, intra-nasal antihistamines or intranasal steroids can be helpful in relieving some of these symptoms.
Wouldn’t a person have to be actually smoking to cause this ‘irritation’? I don’t think you can have an allergy to a smell.
It is possible that this is legitimate. The smell of cigarettes gives me migraines, as do certain perfumes. Just the smell alone lingering on a smoker’s clothes and hair is enough to cause a migraine, unless I get away from that person fairly quickly.
Now, instead of firing her, why can’t they let her work with someone who is not sensitive to it, or give her another job within the system? No need to punish her for it.
“No need to punish her for it.”
As someone else pointed out, all they had to do was suggest she get dome Febreeze or some other odor eliminator.
This is probably little more than class warfare. I’m thinking the cigs actually had very little to do with it.
It is class warfare, but one of the markers of
what is today considered to be low class and uneducated is cigarette smoking.
This is like the mother who claimed fool because her kid was allergic to peanut butter so she wanted the school to ban everyone from having it.
I think she might have a good cause for a wrongful firing lawsuit since smoking is legal. Yes it is banned in certain areas but no where does it say it is illegal to smoke.
The right thing to do would have been give her a different assignment within the school or perhaps transfering the student but that makes too much sense.
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