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HIV children turned away from schools
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by LotusFlower | July 12, 2008 at 03:19 pm
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There is absolutely no reason for children with HIV to treated any differently to those without HIV in our schools. All health and safety procedures for all children should be blood borne disease aware for their are several blood borne diseaeses of which HIV is just one. In most schools such discrimination does not occur and that it does in some is something that needs tackling quickly.
Children with Aids-related HIV are being turned away and excluded from primary and secondary schools throughout the UK in contravention of anti-discrimination laws.An investigation by the National Aids Trust has uncovered six cases of discrimination against children as young as four after their HIV status was disclosed or discovered. Head teachers have told parents of affected children that other teachers, parents and even dinner ladies would need to be told of their confidential medical status.
In one 'shocking' example, according to the charity, a child who did not know about her condition was made aware of it by a teacher. She was later bullied and left the school.
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at 15:39 on July 12th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I'm disgusted that, one again, ignorance trumps understanding. Don't our schools have enough problems already, that they have to draw this kind of attention to the lack of education of the teachers?
Staggering!
at 03:24 on July 13th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 08:05 on July 13th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff. HIV positive children who receive modern medical care should be treated like any other child. We have made some progress since the panic stricken 80's when there was talk of isolating the victims of this then new disease. Those schools have missed an opportunity to teach the more healthy children about compassion.
at 21:44 on July 13th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.