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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!
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.
Just to clear up a point, this is in Denton, Texas. There is no Denton, Maine.
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.
So.....before all of the ANTI-antismoking people jump in, there may be other forces at work.
“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.
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.
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. !