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HIV is not something that is easy for children or teenagers to face or tell the outside world about. Our legal booklet answers questions like the ones below about testing, who needs to give permission, or who needs to know in school if you are HIV-positive. And the list below includes is a link to an informative web site.
Monique is 15 and she wants to get an HIV test. All her friends tell her that she has to get her parents’ permission, but she wonders if she can get tested on her own.
Philip has been HIV-positive since he was born. He’s starting at a new high school in the fall, and he wonders if he has to tell the school about his HIV.
Tomas is a high school junior and he wants to try out for the wrestling team. He’s not sure if he will be allowed to wrestle because he has HIV.
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