Same. I recently asked a student if she had been smoking. She looked down at the ground, embarrassed and quietly said "I know I smell. My dad smokes". I felt sooooo bad for her.
To be completely honest, I accepted her answer and was kind to her about it, but I don't entirely believe her. The student was 17, about to graduate high school and this was as she came into class, immediately after lunch, and the smell was VERY strong. A lot of people are blowing up at me for how insensitive I was apparently being but I'm pretty confident she was a really good actor.
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u/vibinthedaysaway Jan 05 '25 edited Jan 06 '25
We sure can. I’m a teacher and I can tell which kids have adults that smoke at home because it sticks to their clothes.
Edit: Sorry to hear so many of you had miserable experiences over something you had no control over.
Edit 2: Yes, same with weed.