HIV Scare at High School

At a suburban St. Louis high school, students headed to the gym for HIV testing this week. This was due to an infected person telling health officials that as many as 50 teenagers might have been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS.

Officials refused to give out details on who the person was or how the students at Normandy High School might have been exposed. The district is consulting with national AIDS organizations to try to minimize the fallout and prevent the infection and misinformation, also, from spreading.

The board wants to be sure all children are fully educated as there is a potential for stigma for all students regardless of whether they test positive or negative. Isn't it a shame that it has gone so far that high schools have to test their students for HIV? Like my husband said, "what's next? grade school?"