Fragrance-free schools?
A Minnesota lawmaker wants to give the ax to Axe, one of an array of fragrances students put on before or at school.
Some students and school nurses say the fragrances aggravate asthma and cause headaches.
High school student Mikolai Altenberg told the Associated Press he gets headaches from the fragrances, which permeate the air.
“Mostly it’s just guys who just think that putting Axe all over them is a substitute for showering,” Altenberg said.
Minnesota Democrat Karen Clark’s bill would establish a campaign in Minneapolis and possibly other districts to make students and parents more aware of possible fragrance issues. She originally proposed banning fragrances in the capital city’s school district.
Do you think schools should be fragrance-free? Share your thoughts with me and with other readers on the Education Station blog at NewsOK.com.
Wendy K. Kleinman
Education Reporter
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Good grief, yes! As a human rights issue, ban it. I can’t imagine how tough it must be for a sensitive person to have to sit through classes with people around them reeking to high heaven with strong scents. It’d give me headaches, nausea, and bad sinuses. Even now, when I go to a movie, I sometimes have to get up and move away from strong perfume, usually men’s cologne. Too much is too much!
Yes, Yes, Yes Not only has somebody in Minnesota figured it out but two fellow Oklahomans have. Whether it be perfumes, after shave, hotels who spray their special scents, cleaning materials, scented laundry detergents or dryer sheets, I have the worst headache in the world before I pass out anytime that I am exposed. The only thing I can do is avoidance but who wants to stay in the house 24/7. Not only should fragrances be outlawed but somebody needs to figure out what is causing us to be sick and how we can get a cure. I have been told i had toxic mold poisoning, chemical sensitivity and who knows how many other things including that i was just imagining it. For those who believe that it is our imagination, I can assure you that as our world continues to pollute our space with chemicals that in ten years, this will not longer be something that impacts just a few but will it will be a major health problem. Of course, as evidenced by our national debt, our society chooses to live for today.
I agree that schools should be fragrance free. I also am allergic to AXE which my son-in-law uses even tho he is aware and I have to be in the home most of the time baby-sitting. I am allergic to most scents, even scented candles,room sprays,etc.,even have to take Benadryl to go in a vehicle with my daughter because she also uses scents I can’t endure and I know how bad it is for anyone who is forced to try to endure this because stupid people who are forcing their rights on everyone else.I just wish all public places,stores,restaurants,etc. could be places where people with allergies could go and not be forced to have the effects forced on them.