[Hildy]

Oh my gosh...where do they get these teachers?

[sinkspur]

The kids, apparently, are witnesses to what this brain-dead woman said.

Damaging a young girl's reputation like this is a fine example to be setting in a Catholic school, ain't it?

[Celtic Rose]

Teenage girls often get Mono from sharing sodas with their friends. From what I understand, it is usually spread through saliva. I can't imagine a teacher that would spread vicious gossip like that about a teenage girl. Its awful.

[LibFreeOrDie]

...English teacher Judy Neary drove rumors that Alvarado had a disease "whores" get.

Wow! When I went to Catholic school, you couldn't think that word, never mind say it.

Do these teachers also tell the girls to "bind their protuberances", so as not to distract young men?

[Born Conservative]

Although this is about a private school, I felt it was worthy of a ping.

[Born Conservative]

I'm usually very much against lawsuits, but I feel this one is appropriate...

[elli1]

Does anyone wonder how often the surfaces in schools are disinfected?

[TheBattman]

Alvarado, who was hospitalized in March 2004 and missed a month of school because of mononucleosis, hepatitis, jaundice and dehydration, provided student affidavits claiming teachers drove rumors of her illness. She said she doesn't know how she got mono.

I don't condone the comments by the teacher, but I also notice that the girl didn't deny the charges....

Also, the story doesn't indicate what type of hepatitis she had - and where she might have contracted that as well.....

[pa mom]

I bet you could find someone around here that still believes that.

[cyborg]

ping

[ol' hoghead]

Chicago Catholic School?

Don't they reach anything about the tenth commandment? Thou shalt no bear false witness (gossip) against thy neighbor.

[muir_redwoods]

If the teachers did as charged, the kid has a valid case. This is disgusting "adult" behaviour by teachers who should have known better

If true as alledged

[Cogadh na Sith]

Ha.... I came down with mono during the Army Military Intelligence Officer's Basic Course after a field exercise.

Of course no hanky or panky even in the months preceding.... It like to kill me.

I have no idea how I got it.

[SouthernFreebird]

I hadn't been with anyone and I got it.A horrible teacher and "Christian" students, they need some more learning on what makes a Christian.

[Oztrich Boy]

John Coleman, an attorney representing the school, said, "We'll contest this in every fashion."

When you bill by the hour, thst's the way to go.

[Chewbacca]

My sister came down with Mono from drinking out of a water fountain at school.

[Constitution Day]

So...
Is she a slut, or what?

;^)

[MinuteGal]

Sorry, I don't believe the girl's story at all.

She won't get a dime.

Leni

[HolgerDansk]

I came down with adult mononucleosis when I was 26 and in grad school. Almost killed me, was misdiagnosed and then my liver and spleen shut down. Was in the hospital for a week, spent the next month recovering. Had a cholesterol count over 1000 for a few days.

Ignorance is truly ugly.

[RepoGirl]

This is awful for that poor kid. I first got mono when I was 12, back when it was still called The Kissing Disease. I didn't get it from kissing, I think I got it from sharing a soda with a friend. I've had a relapse every two years since 1981.

Just had my most recent relapse two months ago, and I'm still not fully 'there' again. It's a wretched disease and a form of herpes. Ugh. It's the gift that keeps on giving.