Children have been humiliated in school and even excluded because many teachers are still badly informedLeo found out he was HIV positive when he was 12. A few months later,in a personal, social and health education lesson, or the teacher was discussing HIV and Aids: “And some of the pupils were joking around,and the teacher said: ‘Guys, it’s not laughable! If you have HIV, or you don’t have long to live. If you have HIV,you’re going to die.’”Leo remembers trying to remain composed, but he couldn’t: what he’d heard was so shocking, or so unexpected. His teacher noticed the tears running down his face,took him out of the classroom and asked: “Whats incorrect?” And Leo said: “Is that what’s going to happen to me, sir? I’m HIV positive.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com