This Week's Word is CLEANLINESS

This week at Verbena High School, the character education word for the week is "cleanliness". Sometimes cleanliness is a problem among students that we as educators have to address. Kids can be brutally honest when they notice that a classmate has poor hygiene or an odor issue. Students with poor hygiene usually have all the basics to help the problem at home, but parents may be too busy to notice that their child is not bathing properly or always wearing clean clothes. Educators may have to talk to the student and call the home to help rectify this unhealthy hygiene condition. Hygiene kits can also be made available to any student who needs help with having the basic supplies that are necessary for a clean body, including teeth and hair. For students or adults who have questions on the subject of cleanliness or health issues, there is a wonderful website, kidshealth.org. It is a source for much good information.