In the United States, children are constantly being sent home from school for cheating on tests, refusing to do homework, and getting into fights, but in Tennessee a second grader is getting sent home because of her smell. Apparently the student, whose name has yet to be identified, is sent home at least once a month because of her “foul odor.” The article states that “other students and teachers at the school have complained of the smell, saying they are unable to focus on school activities.” The author makes the point that schools are allowed to send home students if proper hygiene is not observed. It seems that these school officials take the matter seriously and that this girl does really smell horrible. Krystal Hensley, the mother of the smelly second grader, said that her daughter has been to the doctor and that it is not a medical problem. Her responses to questions seem strange, however, and she is quoted as saying that children are sent to school to learn and not to be sent home; she apparently fails to realize that her daughter has a serious problem that she is neglecting. The article does not sympathize with the mother or the school but simply delivers the facts. Although the author does not comment on the mother’s behavior and choices, it does suggest a problem as the mother said her daughter never knows when she has last had a bath. Either the girl has a serious disease or the mother is just not taking care of her daughter. A video connected with the article that showed interviews with the mother gives the impression that perhaps the mother was paying no attention to her daughter.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/03/tennessee-girl-suspended-from-school-24-times-for-foul-odor/
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