WJHL Reports:
A Washington County 2nd grade student has missed at least 24 days of school this school year, all because of what is described as her foul odor.
The school system has suspended the eight year-old multiple times since October because of that bad smell.
"They just say it's a foul odor," her mother Krystal Hensley said. "She takes a bath every day, but they ask her when the last time she took a bath was and she don't remember. She's been to the doctor and it's not a medical problem. They send her home at least once a month. You go to school to learn, not to be sent home."
The issue has become a major problem, not only for Hensley and her daughter, but for the girl's teachers and fellow students.
"We have made repeated attempts to address a foul odor that (name) has been {emitting}," the first suspension notice provided to us by Hensley said. "This is not being resolved. Other students and teachers are complaining, saying that they can not focus on school activities. We are taking this action because this is disruptive to the school program. If corrective measures are not taken then suspensions will continue."