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  Case: Smelling of Animals and Body Order
I have a set of twins in my classroom that smell of cat urine and body order. They preform well and their parents seem to care about their academic goals. However, I am worried about their hygiene. What should I do?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
This is a very sensitive situation and needs to be handled with care. I believe that there are two options: try to have an informal conversation with the students or have a guidance counselor or nurse come in and speak with the students. The informal conversation can be about if the children have animals at home or asking what are some of the things they do at home for fun. This can give you an insight in to their home life and to determine if there is something unsafe that is going on or if it is just them playing with feral cats. The other option would be for you to have a school official come talk to them as they are usually more qualified to investigate issues of this matter.