CAUSING A STINK

Teacher Used ‘Poop-Smelling Spray’ to Cause $55,000 in Damages to School

The foul-smelling odor was so awful that it caused students to feel physically sick.

An assistant teacher has been arrested after allegedly using a “poop-spray” to stink up a high school in North Carolina, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Alexander Lewis, 32, purchased the pungent liquid, designed to smell like fecal matter, and daubed it all over the halls at West Florence High School. So strong was the odor that students complained of nausea and dizziness, with one student’s parents claiming it triggered their child’s asthma, prompting multiple trips to the doctor. “Personally, as a student, every time I go to my second block class, I walk up the stairwell and immediately, teachers are covering their noses and their mouths, coughing because of the smell,” a student told ABC. ”I got physically sick the other day because of the smell; I feel like I’m going to pass out because I get so lightheaded and so dizzy.” After spending $55,000 on inspecting nearby gas lines, propane systems, and air conditioning units, the school eventually identified Lewis as the culprit after he was spotted spraying the liquid on the school’s surveillance systems, and was arrested and charged with causing malicious injury. The teacher claims the spray bottle merely contained a lemon-flavored hand sanitizer. “It’s frustrating this gentleman was responsible for our kids, and I would love to have him say why he did it, and why he continued to do it after he learned kids were getting sick,” one parent said.