Re: On Right to Education

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

The following are the schools involved in excluding children

afftected by HIV/AIDS

Govt Madrasa- I - Asam Higher Secondary School on Salai

MWA Matriculation Higher Secondary School Gopalapuram

Sri Mylai Karpagavalli Matriculation Higher Secondary school in

Sastri Nagar

Sai Vidyalaya Matriculation School Mylapure

Grace Matriculation School Nagar

Arigner anna Govt Higher Sec School in Beasant Nagar

Govt schools at pattabiram and T.Nagar

If you want more details then please do check the news paper of that

particular date and moreover the correspondent of City express has

also accompanied the father of the affected boy. So you can even

contact him in regards to that.

Daisy

Tamilnadu PLHA Network (TNNP+)

e-mail: <tnnpplus@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear All and Ms. Daisy- TNNP+,

This is reply to your message " on Right to Education " .

DTERT- TANSACS and UNICEF has been implementing School AIDS

Education programme in the past and still on. All Head masters of

High and Higher secondary schools of Govt, Govt Aided and

Matriculation schools have participated in the sensitization

progammes.

Once in the launch of SAEP then Education Sectary for Tamilnadu (Mr.

Ganadesikan IAS) delivered an enlightening speech, in which he

stated that strict action will be taken on the school which refuses

admission to children who are positive or of HIV positive parent.

This speech was recorded and the vedio was given in a CD format to

all DIETS to use this in HIV awareness programmes in schools.

More over recently in an award giving ceremony for the best school,

best HM, best teachers and best PEs in implementing SAEP was held in

Chennai. In which the same was said by the present education

secretary. PD- TANSACS, signatories from UNICEF and DTERT were on

the dias.

There are more positive case studies also available as a result of

implementing SAEP in the state. Please don't take one issue and

evaluate the whole programme.

With regards

Joevalan Niranjan

Consultant HIV/AIDS, Sex & Sexuality

No 1, MS Ram Flats, Door No 2, I Floor,

Viswanathapuram III Street, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024.

Office:+91 44 42134588. Mobile: +91 9444060597

e-mail: <jniranjan@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear all and Mr.Joevalan Niranjan,

Its is an obvious thing that TANSACS and UNICEF are doing a wonderful and

enlightening work in sensitising the community. The present PD and the past PD

had taken more efforts in sensitising the educational circle. We positive

networks thank and are indebted to them.

We are not evaluating or passing inappropriate comments on any of

the programs ,We understand that effective programs are happening now and then.

However the plight of the child needs attention. If it is possible to do any

intervention, kindly do the remedy.

We are sorry to say that stigma and discrimination is not completely wiped out

from the educational institutions. It is for all of us to think of doing more

effective intervention where not even one child is left out. The issue is not to

criticise anyone or any program but that was a call to address the need for that

particular issue to be solved.

Hope, we all together can think of a solution which can completely eradicate

stigma and discrimination from the minds of the people especially in giving

education and building the future to the children.

Regards,

Daisy,

TNNP+

e-mail:<tnnpplus@...>