Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Smoking I have a student who smokes cigarettes. He told me him and his mom smoke together. How do I provide guidance to my student when his parents can't help show support themselves. I do not know how to appreciate the situation without the student feeling cornered. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It is sad that his parents encourage this behavior and you cannot change the actions that parents take at home. Maybe you could bring this up to his health teacher or guidance counselor and they could show him the harm in smoking cigarettes.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: If this child is of legal age unfortunately there is not much that can be done, especially since they have obviously always been around smoking outside of school. Monitoring the child's health at school and preventing them from smoking on school property is about as much as can be done. Having a class on the negative effects of smoking won't do much for someone who is constantly surrounded by other smokers. Rated On: February 24, 2019 5:39 pm Rated By: Keith Evans                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: You shouldn't talk to other teachers and break that trust you have built with the student. Rated On: February 24, 2019 8:16 pm Rated By: upehaS                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I'm not sure having the health teacher would be the best idea in this scenario. Rated On: July 2, 2019 1:16 am Rated By: pehute                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I a disagree with this solution. I would talk to the student, instead of passing it on to one of my colleagues that may or may not talk to the student. Rated On: February 21, 2020 2:24 pm Rated By: Amber Hyatt