(Stockport) Miriam Mason-Sesay works for the UK charity EducAid in Sierra Leone, and twice a year she returns to the UK to fund-raise, and when she does, she brings her son, 9-year-old Kofi Mason-Sesay, with her, and he is schooled in a British school. However, this year, when parents found out that she and her son, who arrived from Ebola rife Sierra Leone only last week, objected to her son been schooled alongside their children.
In response, the headmaster of St Simon's school, Elizabeth Inman, wrote an open letter to all the parents (but allowed the press to have a copy), berating them for their action. I quote:
Strangely enough, the UK is sending 750 troops to the country in which to operate a decontamination hospital for health workers who become infected. I wonder if the decision for that was made on how a nurse in Spain became infected with this disease. Yet to the left, anybody who objects to anybody from this region coming to live amongst them can only be a... bigot.
In response, the headmaster of St Simon's school, Elizabeth Inman, wrote an open letter to all the parents (but allowed the press to have a copy), berating them for their action. I quote:
"It is with great sadness that we decided to cancel the visit; the misguided hysteria emerging is extremely disappointing, distracting us from our core purpose of educating your children and [it] is not an environment that I would wish a visitor to experience... "It is unfortunate that some misplaced anxiety and misinformation about Ebola, amongst a small group of parents, has been circulated amongst the wider parent body. The school has sought, and received, assurances from the relevant health agencies that the visit would pose no risk to health. Despite these assurances, this has not alleviated the concerns of the group, leading to the cancellation."Typical left-wing stance - blame the parents for trying to protest their children. This mother and her children arrived from a very high risk Ebola area last week. It has an incubation period of up to 21 days, and while I hope to god that they are both clear, how many parents would take the risk of allowing their child to become infected? Exactly. Yet to the left, this can only be a human rights crime.
Strangely enough, the UK is sending 750 troops to the country in which to operate a decontamination hospital for health workers who become infected. I wonder if the decision for that was made on how a nurse in Spain became infected with this disease. Yet to the left, anybody who objects to anybody from this region coming to live amongst them can only be a... bigot.
