It seems that everybody is in agreement that it is the correct decision to test the children for HIV/AIDs.
Not that I’m advocating not testing them for a second, but this does then shift the dilemma downstream. How do you keep the results confidential, and even more difficult it seems to me, how do you treat the child or children without anyone else discovering it?
i) How do you keep the results confidential? – We have decided that only the school nurse & lab technician will know of the results. But it seems to me that once you have informed each child of the results, there will probably a marked change in his or her demeanour. Putting myself in the child’s shoes, if I was informed that I had tested positive I’m sure the other children would see it written all over my face.
ii) How do you treat the child or children without anyone else discovering it? – I do not know how often the ARV drugs need to be taken, but if we assume that the school nurse keeps the drugs, any change to a child’s routine will also be picked up by the other children.
The deputy head and I turned this one inside out over the weekend without coming to a satisfactory solution. So today I will speak to the school nurse and together we will contact some of the other local schools to see how they did it (if indeed they even have.)
Answers on a postcard…
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”. Churchill was right, so after 10 years in the corporate world, 10 years of non-stop working and travelling, 10 years of knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing, 10 years of putting work before family, friends and loved ones, it is time to redress the balance. This blog is to document and share my experiences with you all, and maybe, just maybe I'll earn myself a reprieve in the process.
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