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Tuesday, August 05, 2003Gable said some of the concerns were the liabilities of the situation, although he acknowledged he had been waiting to no avail for a call from a lawyer. He also said even the slightest risk was too much. But the reaction of the parents to the decision is astounding, and illustrates how far we've come as a nation in understanding this disease: But nearly all the parents in attendance said the board made a bad decision without any knowledge of how AIDS is transmitted. Only about four people raised their hands when asked if they supported ousting Derrig. There were accusations of prejudice, discrimination and even shouts about stupidity -- especially when one of the board members tried to create a scenario of Derrig bumping heads with an injured, bleeding football player and possibly transmitting the disease. ``You can't get it that way,'' several of the parents screamed. ``Are you going to test all your coaches for this?'' another one yelled out. Renee Schram, whose 7-year-old son plays on the team, pleaded with the board to consider the example it was setting for the children of Ellet. ``This man is a part of our community. We're turning our back on a part of our community, and we're teaching our kids that,'' Schram said. In fact, the parents were so angry, the board resigned - in its entirety. posted by Sydney on 8/05/2003 06:40:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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