Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Smells Bad There is a student in my internship who always shows up dirty and smelling bad. His smell can be a distraction to other students in the class. My CT has heard from other school staff that the student's family is very low-income, and this has been a repeated issue in the past. What can or should we do to address the issue? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would first talk to the student privately about the situation so he does not get embarrassed and so he can explain his situation to you if he is comfortable enough. I would keep some personal hygiene items in the class and send some home with the student. I had a situation like this in my internship and the student would wear the same dirty clothes for days in a row and he explained to my CT he did not have a washing machine. My CT offered that he bring a garbage bag of his clothes on Mondays to school and she would go home and wash them and bring them back to him on Tuesday.                 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 agree with this solution. Helping the student out as best as you can shows the student that you care and can also help build up confidence that the student needs to succeed. Rated On: April 1, 2022 7:43 am Rated By: navupu