1. There are MULTIPLE essential oils that should not be used on or around people with certain medical conditions such as epilepsy, asthma, high blood pressure, and heart problems.
2. It should NEVER be a teachers decision to therapeutically treat children with the diffusion of essential oils to "help" them. Ever. Period. They are teachers, not licensed/registered/certified aromatherapists.
3. Essential oils that are inhaled from the air enter the olfactory system where it eventually enters the blood stream which then carries it through the central nervous system.
4. Diffusing essential oils IS NOT LIKE BURNING A CANDLE OR USING A WAX WARMER.
5. The inhalation of some essential oils is HIGHLY DANGEROUS to people with blood clotting disorders, if you are on blood thinners, and if you are prone to getting bloody noses.
Admin, staff, teachers........ I want you to take this information seriously. You could potentially be putting children's lives at risk. You are not to be therapeutically treating students in your classroom at your own discretion. There are many, many dangers and risks to using essential oils without the proper knowledge and training. You are trained professionally to be a teacher. Not an aromatherapist.
This petition DOES NOT include individual students given EO jewelry or inhalers by their legal guardian. This petition applies to diffusing essential oils into the air around children.
Please sign and share this petition to bring awareness to the safe usage of essential oils and getting them OUT of the hands of school staff who have not been properly trained by a professional (not an mlm representative) and to get permission from all parents of the students in the class before serious damage is done to the students or other faculty with health problems!
Updates
July 24, 2021
The petition has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of engagement confirms that many others share my concerns regarding the safe use of aromatics in educational settings.
Reached 250 supporters
July 22, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
April 24, 2015
88 Comments
As a person who suffers from chronic migraine and MCS, essential oils create a huge accessibility barrier for others who suffer from these and other medical conditions. EOs should never be diffused in public spaces. It’s a violation of the ADA
I sell essential oils, I have a child with health conditions and a child without. I use them in the home but not around my child without proper research. Nor would I allow a teacher to do so. I would file a lawsuit. plain and simple. EOs are powerful substances that can make one sick or worse.
I am a certified teacher and someone who is allergic to lavender. Nobody should diffuse essential oils in public spaces, and the use of EOs is an attempt to medicate/treat children into having better behavior. This has no place in schools.
Essential oils are a form medicine and children should be exposed at parent's discretion only. A classroom, at teacher's discretion, is not the place to subject children to alternative medicine that could be potentially hazardous to their health. Some children may have conditions not yet diagosed!
As a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, I do not recommend diffusing essential oils in the classroom without the full consent of all parents, who acknowledge the risks associated with diffusing essential oils in this manner.
I think the EO jewelry with parent approval and training, and a resident aromatherapist is essential. I totally agree with the information in this article.
Essential oils give me headaches and trigger my asthma. They don't belong in schools. Only clear air belongs in schools.
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1. There are MULTIPLE essential oils that should not be used on or around people with certain medical conditions such as epilepsy, asthma, high blood pressure, and heart problems.
2. It should NEVER be a teachers decision to therapeutically treat children with the diffusion of essential oils to "help" them. Ever. Period. They are teachers, not licensed/registered/certified aromatherapists.
3. Essential oils that are inhaled from the air enter the olfactory system where it eventually enters the blood stream which then carries it through the central nervous system.
4. Diffusing essential oils IS NOT LIKE BURNING A CANDLE OR USING A WAX WARMER.
5. The inhalation of some essential oils is HIGHLY DANGEROUS to people with blood clotting disorders, if you are on blood thinners, and if you are prone to getting bloody noses.
Admin, staff, teachers........ I want you to take this information seriously. You could potentially be putting children's lives at risk. You are not to be therapeutically treating students in your classroom at your own discretion. There are many, many dangers and risks to using essential oils without the proper knowledge and training. You are trained professionally to be a teacher. Not an aromatherapist.
This petition DOES NOT include individual students given EO jewelry or inhalers by their legal guardian. This petition applies to diffusing essential oils into the air around children.
Please sign and share this petition to bring awareness to the safe usage of essential oils and getting them OUT of the hands of school staff who have not been properly trained by a professional (not an mlm representative) and to get permission from all parents of the students in the class before serious damage is done to the students or other faculty with health problems!
Updates
July 24, 2021
The petition has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of engagement confirms that many others share my concerns regarding the safe use of aromatics in educational settings.
Reached 250 supporters
July 22, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
April 24, 2015
88 Comments
It took several months of doctor visits, medications, and steroids to trace the source of my respiratory issues to a teacher diffusing an oil blend I was allergic to on a different floor, in a different wing of my school!
As a person who suffers from chronic migraine and MCS, essential oils create a huge accessibility barrier for others who suffer from these and other medical conditions. EOs should never be diffused in public spaces. It’s a violation of the ADA
I sell essential oils, I have a child with health conditions and a child without. I use them in the home but not around my child without proper research. Nor would I allow a teacher to do so. I would file a lawsuit. plain and simple. EOs are powerful substances that can make one sick or worse.
I am a certified teacher and someone who is allergic to lavender. Nobody should diffuse essential oils in public spaces, and the use of EOs is an attempt to medicate/treat children into having better behavior. This has no place in schools.
Essential oils are a form medicine and children should be exposed at parent's discretion only. A classroom, at teacher's discretion, is not the place to subject children to alternative medicine that could be potentially hazardous to their health. Some children may have conditions not yet diagosed!
As a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, I do not recommend diffusing essential oils in the classroom without the full consent of all parents, who acknowledge the risks associated with diffusing essential oils in this manner.
I think the EO jewelry with parent approval and training, and a resident aromatherapist is essential. I totally agree with the information in this article.
Essential oils give me headaches and trigger my asthma. They don't belong in schools. Only clear air belongs in schools.
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It took several months of doctor visits, medications, and steroids to trace the source of my respiratory issues to a teacher diffusing an oil blend I was allergic to on a different floor, in a different wing of my school!