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International News HIV-Positive Boy Driven Out of School in IndiaAugust 26, 2009 On Monday, relatives of a nine-year-old with HIV filed a complaint against the principal of Belmonda Primary School in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, for expelling the boy. The principal said he did so because he feared the youth would infect other children. Both the boy's parents died of AIDS. According to a report by the Indo-Asian News Service, a local education official said the incident shows that ignorance about AIDS persists even among India's educated classes. Xinhua News Agency 08.24.2009  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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