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Case: Boy, don't you ever shower?
It is obvious from the first day of class that one of the students has bad body odor. By the end of the third week, you start to realize that the student as Steve. The other students in the class are going to greater and greater lengths to avoid sitting next to him. They mime choking when he sits in the seat in front of them. Any reference to odor or smell in the classroom is met with snickering. Finally, one day after Steve comes in late and sits next to a student in the front row, he turns to Steve and says, "Boy, don't you ever shower?" The class breaks up in hysterics. When should I have intervened? How?, What should I say to student? What should I say to others? Should I confront the class with Steve present?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I have experienced this problem before and the best thing to do first is to talk with the student and make them aware of their odor. Then, I would contact the parent and let them know that their child is being teased because of his body odor and suggest things that can be done such as bathing regularly. Intervention should have taken place when the students first started making fun of Steve. When talking to him, you should be polite and explain that he should make sure he takes a bath an uses soap every single night so that the other students don't make fun of him. To handle the class, I would punish the ones are really mean to him and have a discussion about keeping mean comments to ourselves, |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: two thumbs up! |
| Rated On: October 15, 2014 10:04 pm |
| Rated By: Amanda KAhn |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: I agree with this. It may be something that the student is unaware of, but it could be something more like abuse. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:47 am |
| Rated By: WeGuQy |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: I agree that this should be dealt with privately with the student and parent. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:40 pm |
| Rated By: Qanuna |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: You provided a great solution to this case. Contacting the parent was not suggested in many of the other solutions, but I think that is a great idea. I also like how you mentioned approaching the other students about their mean behavior. It's important to remain consistent in cultivating a non-intimidating classroom environment where each student is shown respect. I would use your approach if I was in this situation. |
| Rated On: February 29, 2016 5:19 pm |
| Rated By: Melissa Dison |
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