Odor of Cigarette Smoke Causes School Employee to Lose Job

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[Publius6961]

Not scientifically defensible.
Clearly in the realm of "arbitrary and capricious" abuse of power. Half a pack a day can't make you "reek" of tobacco, even if in fact it could be demonstrated that it is harmful in any way other than neurotically.

[trumandogz]

She has no case since smokers are not protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and that Texas is a employment at will state.

[mysterio]

If the student has a severe enough allergy, it could be a real issue.

BS. The allergies would be aggravated at all times by real world conditions.

This same kid will be kicking it in bars when he's 21 and will handle it just fine. This teacher was fired because of out of control anti-tobacco zealotry. Anti-tobacco zealotry should be classified as a legitimate psychiatric disorder and those suffering from it should be involuntarily committed.

[Ditter]

I think you are probably right, she might not have used the proper hygiene in general and the smell of cig smoke was just the icing on the (rancid) cake.

[Ditter]

A smell can trigger a “reaction”, all reactions are not necessarily allergic.

The woman probably just wasn’t clean and she stank. I can't imagine that 8 cigarettes a day would be enough to get her fired because of the smell.

[Shots]

Sure she has she is being discriminated against it is as simple s that Americans disabilities act has nothing to do with this.

[Madame Dufarge]

This same kid will be kicking it in bars when he's 21 and will handle it just fine.

I once worked for a neurotic boss who spent at least 3 nights a week in smoke-filled barrooms looking for someone, anyone, who'd tolerate him for more than an hour.

He managed to survive this horrific experience, but wouldn't let anyone smoke with 30 yards of him at the office.

Same guy spent almost a year in a mental institution because he'd proclaimed he was Jesus.

[Dr. Sivana]

BS. The allergies would be aggravated at all times by real world conditions.

My sister-in-law has such a sensitivity, and she does have to avoid heavily perfumed people and church incense as well as heavy smokers. She doesn't sue, she doesn't make a fuss. She knows that she has the sensitivity and simply does her best to stay away from situations that make her sick. If she had a major disability that required a personal aide, she would request a different aide.

The kid in this situation may not have that degree of allergy. I don't know and neither do you. I will agree that the one thing that "smells" in this scenario is the unwillingness of the administration to find a different student for her to care for.

[Dr. Sivana]

Same guy spent almost a year in a mental institution because he'd proclaimed he was Jesus.

So YOU'RE the lady with the bumper sticker that reads "My boss is a Jewish Carpenter."

(Hmmm... Madame Dufarge vs. Dr. Sivana, that would be quite the match-up)

[mysterio]

Agreed.

[Madame Dufarge]

I challenge you to a knitting contest....

[Mears]

Oddly enough,the smell of lilacs and freshly mown grass really irritates me. I have never asked anyone to get rid of their lilac bushes or stop mowing their lawns———I just tough it out the way my generation usually does.

What a strange,strange world this has become. !

[Othniel]

Heck, walking around in FOG can make my coat smell like I've been in a smoke-filled room all day. Various particulates, particularly from farmers burning everything wooden, make for smoky aromas that can cling to clothing. So can going camping around a campfire.

Give the woman a different kid to work with. Or spray her with Ozium before she enters the classroom....

[Dr. Sivana]

Can I use my army of robot-knitting machines? We’ll let Mary Marvel and Mr. Pecksniff be judges.

[Madame Dufarge]

Ok, even though I have Knit and Purl on my side, I must object to Mr. Pecksniff on general principle.

I'm sure you understand.