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| Kerala HIV+ kids still face boycott |
| The authorities of a school in Pampady in Kerala are battling bias against five HIV positive children who were readmitted on the Kerala government's
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| INDIA
, 25-June-2007
10:16:1 AM |
| The authorities of a school in Pampady in Kerala are battling bias against five HIV positive children who were readmitted on the Kerala government's insistence.
The kids had been driven out of their school last December.
After a parents-teachers meeting on Monday morning ended inconclusively, 35 parents have given an ultimatum to the school authorities.
The parents say if the HIV positive students attend school on Tuesday, they will not send their children to study.
''We are not interested in sending our children to the same school as these HIV+ children. If they continue to attend school we shall pull our wards out,'' said a parent.
It is a telling comment on how despite growing awareness about HIV/ AIDS, people are still not willing to accept individuals afflicted by the malady as part of their day-to-day existence.
''When Asha Kiran decided to take up the cause they should have also considered which school these children will attend. We are not interested in being part of any experiment,'' said another parent.
Authorities in a fix
The school has been trying to convince the parents with door-to-door campaigns but they do not seem to have helped.
The school authorities have asked for a week's time to sort out the issue.
''The management had called all parents to discuss this issue in detail. We want the matter cleared as soon as possible so that classes can resume. The parents' attitude has been a setback for us,'' said Mar Paulouse Baiknose, manager, Mar Dionysius School.
Many parents have even approached the headmistress for transfer certificates of the children.
However, the state education department has strictly instructed the government-aided school not to issue any such certificates.
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