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A few weeks into sixth grade, Colman Chadam had to leave school because of his DNA.
The situation, odd as it may sound, played out like this. Colman has genetic markers for cystic fibrosis, and kids with the inherited lung disease can't be near each other because they're vulnerable to contagious infections. Two siblings with cystic fibrosis also attended Colman's middle school in Palo Alto, California in 2012. So Colman was out, even though he didn't actually have the disease, according to a lawsuit that his parents filed against the school district. The allegation? Genetic discrimination.
Yes, genetic discrimination. Get used to those two words together, because they're likely to become a lot more common. With DNA tests now cheap and readily available, the number of people getting tests has gone way up—along with the potential for discrimination based on the results. When Colman's school tried to transfer him based on his genetic status, the lawsuit alleges, the district violated the Americans With Disabilities Act and Colman's First Amendment right to privacy. "This is the test case," says the Chadam's lawyer, Stephen Jaffe.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday February 03 2016, @09:34PM
Now, why were K2 and K3 allowed to attend the school at the same time? What sets them apart from K1?
k2 and k3 are siblings, and live in the same household, and thus any risk to each other from attending the same school is moot.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 03 2016, @10:40PM
But yet their parents get to whine and complain to get another kid WHO DOESNT EVEN HAVE THE DISEASE kicked out of school.
If your kids are the ones at risk, it is your job to keep them from potentially dangerous situations. Its like peanut allergies, if your kid is so sick that even sniffing a peanut from twenty paces will kill him then you need to home school that kid.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday February 04 2016, @03:00AM
This kid is not at risk. That is the whole point.
Further he presents no risk to the others. He does not have cystic fibrosis. Please read the story.
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