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[quote=Anonymous]I think this falls under the requirement for "reasonable accomodations" for physical disabilities.  They don't have to change to baking soda to accomodate your child, but they would have to find a place that is safe for your child to breath.  Maybe he/she would go to a different room when there are cleaning teams working near his/her room.  Same if there is construction.  The school is not going to change chemicals if they are considered safe for 99.999% of the population.  But, your child is entitled to an education that doesn't make him/her sick.... in some extreme cases, that might even mean keeping the child at home or in a safe chamber in a hospital and having a home-school teacher come in.

Think of the accomodations for peanut allergies.  The public school doesn't have to keep the school peanut-free, but they accommodate the allergic child by putting them in a peanut-free room or lunch table.  If that alone was insufficient, then the child probably can't be in "public" school (i.e. exposed to public germs/smells/molecules).[/quote]

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