Probe into why no entry to boy with HIV+ father

The West Bengal Health Department has asked the West Midnapur district administration to initiate a probe into the case of a school denying admission to a six-year-old boy, allegedly because his father is HIV-positive.

The West Bengal Health Department has asked the West Midnapur district administration to initiate a probe into the case of a school denying admission to a six-year-old boy, allegedly because his father is HIV-positive.

The government action comes in the wake of a report in The Indian Express. The parents of the boy, Sourav Majhi, had earlier lodged a complaint with the State Health Department.

On July 13, Sourav was denied entry to the Nabakumar Sishu Siksha Kendra in the district, just three days after he had got admission. Although his father, Debashis Majhi, is HIV-positive, Sourav has been certified as HIV-negative and has medical reports to prove the same.

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‘‘We have received a message from the Special Secretary, State Health Department about the complaint. The SDO, Ghatal is probing the allegations and will visit the school. Action may be taken against the school if the allegation is found true,’’ said the West

Midnapur district magistrate, Dushant Nariala.

The Bengal Network for Positives — the largest network of HIV-positive people in the State — also plans to launch an agitation against the erring school.

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