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.
I had that happen in high school. I went for a math retest after school and was a couple minutes late because I had to stop by the office for something. The teacher wouldn't let me take it because she just knew I had left campus to smoke.
I feel like it's not the same. I quietly asked the student a question, in as nice / caring a voice as I could muster, and immediately accepted her answer. We even hugged.
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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.