Child's classroom smells like cigarettes

[Anonymous]

My DS is in second grade. I was in his classroom last week to volunteer and there was a strong smell of cigarette smoke. I don't think the teacher smokes. Could the belongings of a kid with smoker parents cause this?

[Anonymous]

Yes. The smell can linger on clothes. Maybe the teacher doesn’t smoke but her spouse does and it’s on her clothing or maybe the janitor smokes and it just lingers in the air.

Next time you go in point out that it smells like cigarette smoke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. The smell can linger on clothes. Maybe the teacher doesn’t smoke but her spouse does and it’s on her clothing or maybe the janitor smokes and it just lingers in the air.

Next time you go in point out that it smells like cigarette smoke.

What can be done about that though?

[Anonymous]

Has someone been smoking outside near the intake for the HVAC?

[Anonymous]

Public schools

[Anonymous]

It’s better than smelling like weed. I have 2-3 kids who smell like it everyday.

-a teacher

[Anonymous]

I grew up with a parent that chain smoked in the house, and yes, we always stunk. You become nose blind when you're living in it, but once I moved out of the house it became obvious that we were the stinky kids. Nothing the kids or teachers can do about it since it's on their clothes and in their hair.

[Anonymous]

Yes, that can definitely happen. My best friend from high school's parents both smoked and she smelled like stale cigarette smoke ALL THE TIME. It seeped into everything- her jackets, backpack, uggs, sweatshirts, her hair. It was so bad.

[Anonymous]

I had a kid come once with a blanket for some activity and I had to put it in the hall because I was so allergic to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s better than smelling like weed. I have 2-3 kids who smell like it everyday.

-a teacher

So sad. Do the kids looks like they're taking care of, feed, clean, clothed?

[Anonymous]

It's probably one or more of the children's belongings. We notice this more now that smoking is verboten. When I remember going to the mall as a teenager I remember the smell of chlorine from the mall pond mixed with cigarettes and new clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. The smell can linger on clothes. Maybe the teacher doesn’t smoke but her spouse does and it’s on her clothing or maybe the janitor smokes and it just lingers in the air.

Next time you go in point out that it smells like cigarette smoke.

What can be done about that though?

If it’s the teacher, she can be aware that her clothing is bringing in the cigarette smell and maybe she’ll start putting her belongings in a plastic bag. I don’t know if it’s allowed to put a child’s belongings in a plastic bag but otherwise, I guess you just live with it.

[Anonymous]

Smoke really lingers in the puffiness of jackets so it's probably much worse in winter than summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s better than smelling like weed. I have 2-3 kids who smell like it everyday.

-a teacher

So sad. Do the kids looks like they're taking care of, feed, clean, clothed?

Yes. I've already had 1-2 other kids complain of that skunk smell. The kids are young but in upper grades, it will become more obvious to classmates who stinks of weed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up with a parent that chain smoked in the house, and yes, we always stunk. You become nose blind when you're living in it, but once I moved out of the house it became obvious that we were the stinky kids. Nothing the kids or teachers can do about it since it's on their clothes and in their hair.

+1. I’m still mad my parents subjected me to this. One has passed from lung cancer but the other is chain smoking away at 70!