[mysterio]

If the student has a severe enough allergy, it could be a real issue.

BS. The allergies would be aggravated at all times by real world conditions.

This same kid will be kicking it in bars when he's 21 and will handle it just fine. This teacher was fired because of out of control anti-tobacco zealotry. Anti-tobacco zealotry should be classified as a legitimate psychiatric disorder and those suffering from it should be involuntarily committed.

[Madame Dufarge]

This same kid will be kicking it in bars when he's 21 and will handle it just fine.

I once worked for a neurotic boss who spent at least 3 nights a week in smoke-filled barrooms looking for someone, anyone, who'd tolerate him for more than an hour.

He managed to survive this horrific experience, but wouldn't let anyone smoke with 30 yards of him at the office.

Same guy spent almost a year in a mental institution because he'd proclaimed he was Jesus.

[Dr. Sivana]

BS. The allergies would be aggravated at all times by real world conditions.

My sister-in-law has such a sensitivity, and she does have to avoid heavily perfumed people and church incense as well as heavy smokers. She doesn't sue, she doesn't make a fuss. She knows that she has the sensitivity and simply does her best to stay away from situations that make her sick. If she had a major disability that required a personal aide, she would request a different aide.

The kid in this situation may not have that degree of allergy. I don't know and neither do you. I will agree that the one thing that "smells" in this scenario is the unwillingness of the administration to find a different student for her to care for.