Lupin's resignation and the legacy of hate

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 99743

> Sherry now:
> 
> I don't think that anyone should have been told about Lupin 
being a werewolf.  To me, it is comparable to our world, and 
having a school full of students being told that a teacher has the 
HIV virus or some other mindless fear evoking disease or 
disability.  It would be inexcusable, and a violation of that 
person's civil rights.  I also don't blame Lupin on the issue of 
forgetting his potion.  People do forget their meds, even ones 
that could be life threatening to miss.  Especially in times of 
great anxiety and stress.
> 

Pippin:
It would be mindless to fear HIV positive individuals in a school 
setting, because whether it's being treated or not, HIV is not 
contagious under the conditions normally encountered in a 
school. 

Where I live, you have to have a tuberculosis test before you can 
teach, or even volunteer in a school, because active  
tuberculosis *is* contagious under those conditions. Lupin, 
without his potion, is contagious and completely unable to keep 
himself from harming other people. 

He was loose on the grounds in a situation where he might 
encounter students, and did in fact encounter three of them. As 
they say in my country, your right to swing your fist ends where 
my nose begins. IMO, Lupin's right to privacy ended when he 
endangered innocent people.

Pippin