Perfumes or colognes are more dangerous than you think.
With so many students in a classroom, students are more likely to carry their fragrances with them. But little do students know that spraying their fragrances in classrooms can be harmful for those with asthma, like the teachers themselves.
Ms. Brianna Tanner, a language arts teacher, is one of those who get affected by fragrances being sprayed in her classroom. Tanner has asthma, which is why fragrances are dangerous for her. She reminds her kids in the classroom to not spray any fragrances in her class. She keeps a mask on her in case she is exposed to fragrances, and depending on how bad it is she might leave the room. Tanner even put up a sign saying no fragrances in her class. “(It explains) to them the risk that happens when I get around perfume,” Tanner said.
Ms. Anastasia Pankau is another teacher who is affected by fragrances due to her asthma. She tells her students at the beginning of the year that she is allergic, and that if they are going to spray their fragrances, not to do it in her classroom. Pankau keeps an asthma inhaler and an oxygen meter with her at all times in case fragrances are to be sprayed. Depending on how badly she is affected, she could leave the room with her inhaler. But if she is affected badly by the fragrances, then her throat might close, resulting in a 911 call. “I tell them at the beginning of the year that I am allergic and to please not do it in my class,” Pankau said.
So students make sure before they spray their favorite perfume or cologne, to ask their teacher if it is okay to spray inside their classroom because one simple spray could be harmful not only for the teacher but even for a student who could also be allergic.
