Saturday, October 20, 2012

You want him to tranfer WHY?

Has anyone else read the article about an 11 year old boy named Colman Chadma form California?  Colmas school asked him to trasfer middle schools why? Because he carries a mutation of the gene for Cycstic Fibrosis , a disease that causes, thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract and other areas of the body , life threating not contagious and it is the most common chronic lung disease among children and young adults. School administrators told Colman he had to transfer because he was a risk to another student with the disease. An estimated 30,000 children and adults have cystic fibrosis, and 10 million more are carriers of the cystic fibrosis genetic mutation but do not have the disease, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Colman does not pose any risk for any of the students with Cystic Fibrosis or ones that do not carry the gene. If there is no risk to him and any other student attending the same school as Colman then why ask him to transfer? Prior to Colman attending his current school there was already another student with Cystic Fibrosis attending the same school that wants Colman to transfer.There are many children who carry the gene but will never develop the disease. Children with CF and carriers of the gene can attend the same school but they can not be in the same classroom or must be 3 feet away from each other according to the infection control guidelines from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. According to Dr. john LiPuma with proper hygiene its unlikely that any infection will occur.So if Colman is not a threat to anyone and CF is not contagous, is it pure ignorance of the school to ask a child that has no control or choice in having or not having CF to transfer? Must be beacuse as I see it his a normal kid that just happens to carry a gene for CF. Best of luck to Colman and his parents
                     
                                    Isamar

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