afraid he may have sex with another student some day and spread the virus. even though in any case, the hershey school is a highly structured, highly supervised environment. even though condoms block the spread of hiv and taking anti-viral drugs which this boy does lowers the risk of contraction even during unprotected sex by 96%. the school claims it cannot take any chances even though barring the student, known in court papers as john doe, would seem to violate the americans with disabilities act. i spoke to the school spokeswoman earlier. in a legal document you ve written the school has made an individualized assessment as required by the ada and its implementing regulations and determined that john doe would pose a direct threat. that s the language you used just now. i want to read to you from a question and answer document put out by the justice department by their civil rights division to inform people about the americans with disabilities act. in this document it
spread the virus. even though in any case, the hershey school is a highly structured, highly supervised environment. even though condoms block the spread of hiv and taking anti-viral drugs which this boy does lowers the risk of contraction even during unprotected sex by 96%. the school claims it cannot take any chances even though barring the student, known in court papers as john doe, would seem to violate the americans with disabilities act. i spoke to the school spokeswoman earlier. in a legal document you ve written the school has made an individualized assessment as required by the ada and its implementing regulations and determined that john doe would pose a direct threat. that s the language you used just now. i want to read to you from a question and answer document put out by the justice department by their civil rights division to inform people about the americans with disabilities act. in this document it says, and i quote, there s a question, quote, can a publ
school officials say they re worried he may have sex with another student and spread the virus. even though in any case, the hershey school is a highly structured, highly supervised environment. even though condoms block the spread of hiv and taking drugs lowers the risk of admission even during unprotected sex by 96%. the school claims it cannot take any chances even though barring the student, known in court papers as john doe, would seem to violate the americans with disabilities act. i spoke to the school spokeswoman earlier. in a legal document you ve written the school has made an individualized assessment as required by the ada and its implementing regulations and determined that john doe would pose a direct threat. that s the language you used just now. i want to read to you from a question and answer document put out by the justice department by their civil rights division to inform people about the americans with disabilities act. in this document it says, and i quo
another teenager roger white was barred from going to class because he was hiv positive. ryan white showed you could be hiv positive and not pose a threat to other students. the question tonight, have we not learned anything since then? three years ago congress suspended the americans with disabilities act to bar discrimination based on hiv status and the timing is remarkable and to many so is the setting where this decision was made. and pennsylvania s milton hershey school, which was established 102 years ago by the chocolate company founder to provide education and opportunity for disadvantaged children. 1,800 kids now live and study there. they get room and board, clothing, medical, dental care, some of the best faculty and education opportunities available and they don t pay a penny for it. by all accounts a remarkable, extraordinary school. according to the admission standards students come from low-income, limited resources and social need. the school admits boys and g
medically unsound and against the law. this is happening by the way the week of world aids day and it s happening 26 years after another teenager named ryan white was barred from going to class because he was hiv positive. back then ryan white showed you could be hiv positive and not pose a threat to fellow students or anyone else. the question tonight, have we not learned anything since then? three years ago congress specifically amended the americans with disabilities act to explicitly bar discrimination based on hiv status and the time something remarkable and to many so is the setting where this decision was made, at pennsylvania s milton hershey school which was established o102 years ago by the chocolate company founder to provide education and opportunity for disadvantaged children. 1,800 kids now live and study there. they get room and board, clothing, medical, dental care, some of the best faculty and educational opportunities available and they don t pay a penny for