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A California middle school has asked that an 11-year-old boy be transferred elsewhere because he carries a mutation of the gene for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that is not considered contagious. His parents say they will take the issue to court.
School administrators told 11-year-old Colman Chadam he needed to transfer from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto, Calif., because he was considered a risk to another student at the school who has the disease, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
"Based on the advice of medical experts, this is the zero risk option, and most certainly helps our District deliver on its commitment to provide safe learning environments," Charles Young, associate superintendent of education service at the Palo Alto Unified School District, said in a written statement to ABC News.
Colman's parents are going to court to dispute the transfer, claiming their sixth grade son poses no threat to the school or other students.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic lung disease characterized by uncontrollable buildup of mucus in the airways, digestive tract and pancreas.
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.
While Colman, who has the mutation, may be at higher risk for lung infections, he poses no risk to children without cystic fibrosis or those who do not have the gene for the disease. However, researchers say it may be risky for him to encounter someone who does have the disease.
Exposure can cause bacterial cross-contamination and a higher risk for infections among people who are carriers of the gene or who have the disease, according to a paper published in 2003 by Dr. Lisa Saiman, a professor of clinical pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.
School administrators said the school already had a student with cystic fibrosis before Colman arrived.
Colman's mother, Jennifer Chadam, told the San Francisco Chronicle she listed Colman's genetic condition on his school health form. She said he has previously attended two other schools with children who have cystic fibrosis.
"They made this decision without seeing one medical record on my son," Jennifer Chadam told the Chronicle.
According to Dr. John LiPuma, director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Burkholderia cepacia Research Laboratory and Repository at the University of Michigan, there are many children who carry genes for a disease they will never go on to develop.
"Given this school's strategy, they would need to reassign about 5 percent of their student body to another school," he said.
But Young said the administration said they are not willing to take chances.
"The harsh reality of a busy middle school campus, where students ranging in ages from 12 to 15 share a cafeteria, restrooms, the gym and locker room, a library and other settings, is that it might be virtually impossible to maintain a specified separation and sanitation protocols at all times," Young wrote.
Carriers and children with cystic fibrosis can attend the same school as long as they are not placed in the same classroom or stay at least three feet away from each other, according to infection control guidelines from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
However, LiPuma said, with proper hygiene, it's highly unlikely that any infection will occur, even if students come in close contact.
"These people do not have CF and should not be treated differently based on having a single gene," said LiPuma. "To do otherwise is simply acting contrary to facts, borne out of ignorance or malice."
School administrators requested that Colman be transferred to Terman Middle School, which is located in the same school district. The court case to determine whether the transfer is justified is scheduled for Oct. 25.
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Comment - "a life-threatening genetic disease that is not considered contagious". Yes but stupidity is contagious, remove the school superintendents...
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A pregnant Seattle woman who was kicked off a city bus when her baby's dirty diaper was deemed to be a disturbance to other passengers has rejected an apology and may sue.
"You don't just come out of nowhere and kick a mom off a bus with a sick child," Nichole Hakimian told local ABC affiliate KOMO.
Hakimian says the problem she ran into this week as she took her sick 1-year-old son to the doctor took the stress of traveling with a baby to a whole new level.
"He had just pooped in his diaper as soon as I got on [the bus]," she told ABC News.
"Right after that, the bus driver told me to get off the bus," Hakimian said. "I said, 'why is that?' She said, 'your baby … smells really bad. And it's not fair that we all have to smell that.'"
The 4-month pregnant mom then exited to the bus, she says, still a mile and a half away from her baby's doctor.
Seattle Metro opened an investigation into the incident and said the driver in question is a 9-year veteran employee with an excellent record, according to KOMO.
"This is a very unique situation. Our goal is always to balance the comfort of all of our riders with providing good customer service," a spokesman said. "The driver didn't violate Metro policy - she felt she had to advocate for her passengers by politely and apologetically asking the woman to exit the bus."
Hakimian, however, says that statement is not enough.
"You need disciplinary action, and I think they went about it the wrong way," she told KOMO. "When you do something wrong - no matter what it is, no matter what circumstance - you need to be punished for that."
This isn't the first instance of a mom and a baby booted off public transportation just for the baby acting like a baby.
Last year, video captured a Portland woman struggling with a crying baby in the back of a bus. The clip went viral after she was kicked off for making too much noise. The driver was reportedly disciplined.
But who's really to blame when babies interrupt an innocent commuter's ride?
"The baby was just being a baby, pooping or crying, and yet we're saying get off the bus," Melissa Lawrence, CEO of Cloudmom.com said. "So that's clearly intolerant."
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Comment -What about the women who bathed in cheap perfume whom you can still smell and hour after they left?
School administrators told 11-year-old Colman Chadam he needed to transfer from Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto, Calif., because he was considered a risk to another student at the school who has the disease, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
"Based on the advice of medical experts, this is the zero risk option, and most certainly helps our District deliver on its commitment to provide safe learning environments," Charles Young, associate superintendent of education service at the Palo Alto Unified School District, said in a written statement to ABC News.
Colman's parents are going to court to dispute the transfer, claiming their sixth grade son poses no threat to the school or other students.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic lung disease characterized by uncontrollable buildup of mucus in the airways, digestive tract and pancreas.
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.
While Colman, who has the mutation, may be at higher risk for lung infections, he poses no risk to children without cystic fibrosis or those who do not have the gene for the disease. However, researchers say it may be risky for him to encounter someone who does have the disease.
Exposure can cause bacterial cross-contamination and a higher risk for infections among people who are carriers of the gene or who have the disease, according to a paper published in 2003 by Dr. Lisa Saiman, a professor of clinical pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.
School administrators said the school already had a student with cystic fibrosis before Colman arrived.
Colman's mother, Jennifer Chadam, told the San Francisco Chronicle she listed Colman's genetic condition on his school health form. She said he has previously attended two other schools with children who have cystic fibrosis.
"They made this decision without seeing one medical record on my son," Jennifer Chadam told the Chronicle.
According to Dr. John LiPuma, director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Burkholderia cepacia Research Laboratory and Repository at the University of Michigan, there are many children who carry genes for a disease they will never go on to develop.
"Given this school's strategy, they would need to reassign about 5 percent of their student body to another school," he said.
But Young said the administration said they are not willing to take chances.
"The harsh reality of a busy middle school campus, where students ranging in ages from 12 to 15 share a cafeteria, restrooms, the gym and locker room, a library and other settings, is that it might be virtually impossible to maintain a specified separation and sanitation protocols at all times," Young wrote.
Carriers and children with cystic fibrosis can attend the same school as long as they are not placed in the same classroom or stay at least three feet away from each other, according to infection control guidelines from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
However, LiPuma said, with proper hygiene, it's highly unlikely that any infection will occur, even if students come in close contact.
"These people do not have CF and should not be treated differently based on having a single gene," said LiPuma. "To do otherwise is simply acting contrary to facts, borne out of ignorance or malice."
School administrators requested that Colman be transferred to Terman Middle School, which is located in the same school district. The court case to determine whether the transfer is justified is scheduled for Oct. 25.
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Comment - "a life-threatening genetic disease that is not considered contagious". Yes but stupidity is contagious, remove the school superintendents...
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A pregnant Seattle woman who was kicked off a city bus when her baby's dirty diaper was deemed to be a disturbance to other passengers has rejected an apology and may sue.
"You don't just come out of nowhere and kick a mom off a bus with a sick child," Nichole Hakimian told local ABC affiliate KOMO.
Hakimian says the problem she ran into this week as she took her sick 1-year-old son to the doctor took the stress of traveling with a baby to a whole new level.
"He had just pooped in his diaper as soon as I got on [the bus]," she told ABC News.
"Right after that, the bus driver told me to get off the bus," Hakimian said. "I said, 'why is that?' She said, 'your baby … smells really bad. And it's not fair that we all have to smell that.'"
The 4-month pregnant mom then exited to the bus, she says, still a mile and a half away from her baby's doctor.
Seattle Metro opened an investigation into the incident and said the driver in question is a 9-year veteran employee with an excellent record, according to KOMO.
"This is a very unique situation. Our goal is always to balance the comfort of all of our riders with providing good customer service," a spokesman said. "The driver didn't violate Metro policy - she felt she had to advocate for her passengers by politely and apologetically asking the woman to exit the bus."
Hakimian, however, says that statement is not enough.
"You need disciplinary action, and I think they went about it the wrong way," she told KOMO. "When you do something wrong - no matter what it is, no matter what circumstance - you need to be punished for that."
This isn't the first instance of a mom and a baby booted off public transportation just for the baby acting like a baby.
Last year, video captured a Portland woman struggling with a crying baby in the back of a bus. The clip went viral after she was kicked off for making too much noise. The driver was reportedly disciplined.
But who's really to blame when babies interrupt an innocent commuter's ride?
"The baby was just being a baby, pooping or crying, and yet we're saying get off the bus," Melissa Lawrence, CEO of Cloudmom.com said. "So that's clearly intolerant."
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Comment -What about the women who bathed in cheap perfume whom you can still smell and hour after they left?
