Western Michigan University will
not discriminate or tolerate discrimination against any person based on that person's
HIV status.
| The following statements elaborate on this University
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- The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is the reported cause of Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is not yet a curable disease but it is
generally preventable. Therefore, education programs about HIV and AIDS-related
issues will have high priority as the best means to prevent HIV infection as well
as to prevent fear of and discrimination against HIV-positive persons. These
programs will be developed for students, staff, and faculty under the auspices
of the HIV Task Force.
- HIV status shall not prevent any individual from participating in campus
life, including classes, housing, and employment, if he/she is otherwise able
and eligible to do so. Situations that place members of the University community
at risk for their health will be considered individually. Action compatible
with University student and personnel policies will be taken to protect the
student or the employee.
- The University will not require HIV antibody testing of individual students,
faculty, or staff unless mandated by law.
- The University will hold in confidence the medical information it obtains
about any member of the University community to the extent permitted by law
and consistent with obligations of the University and will use medical information
only on an as-needed basis.
- The President or his/her designee will be responsible for decisions related
to the participation in campus life of an HIV-positive person. These decisions
may be made in consultation with the HIV Task Force, local infectious disease
experts, and with the student's or employee's private physician. All cases
will be considered individually.
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