College Won’t Punish Teacher for HIV Comments
After a two-month investigation, Los Angeles City College officials have decided not to discipline a professor who told an HIV-infected student--in front of a crowded classroom--that he was concerned about handling the student’s papers.
The student, Wayne Karr, said that officials at the Los Feliz school are minimizing the incident to “cover up” their failure to provide adequate AIDS education on campus, and said that he will appeal the decision to state community college officials.
LACC President Jose Robledo acknowledged that political science professor Don J. Wilson’s comments to the student “should not have been made.” But Robledo said the statements did not warrant punishment because they stemmed from ignorance--not maliciousness.
Robledo also said that since the incident, Wilson has voluntarily met with doctors and attended workshops to learn more about AIDS transmission.
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