Comments on: Ministers: Student Health Rumour Is Not True

By: Arthur-Atlanta

Arthur-Atlanta — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 14:50:13 +0000

I also heard the voice memo and immediately thought to myself,..
1) Why would you need an ambulance and police there for HIV testing?
2) It takes 15-20 min to do an HIV test on one person so to test a whole school and get back the results and numbers of those affected/not effected would take more than one day.
3) Medical test results are confidential so how would she (the faker) know unless she was there and would be stupid enough to risk her job giving out that information to the public.
That is the second time I have heard that person’s voice passing along false information.

By: X. G

X. G — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:52:01 +0000

Another classic example of why education needs to be more than just passing tests. I can’t understand why any rational being would have believed a single word of this, or passed it along. (Note, I have not heard the voicenote; I have sensible friends!)
The “adult” that did this, Shame on you. Our children deserve better.

By: Ok

Ok — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:49:01 +0000

Need to set an example and prosecute this moron! Otherwise others will follow suit. Not everyone is experienced enough to check the source before reacting and get caught up in the untruth behind a lot of what is on social media / Internet

Rule of thumb is to not overreact until you verify through another source. Don’t believe and trust what you read or see on any media. Always verify and then act.

By: Yes Eye

Yes Eye — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:12:18 +0000

The power of Anti-social media!

By: Yes Eye

Yes Eye — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:10:45 +0000

The woman in the voice-note should be ashamed of herself! Her agenda was like many people today…to be the first to pass on the bad news, and if it is filled with lies and innuendos …well that is okay.

To the woman that sent out that voice-note. Next time you have a thought…keep it to yourself!

Do you have any clue how parents of Berkeley students (past and present) the alumni and teachers would have felt hearing this?! Any idea about the panic and mental anguish you caused just so you could be popular! As far as I am concerned you should be charged and prosecuted! What you did was worse than picking up the phone and calling in a a bomb threat to the school! At least when that happens there is no real panic. What you did caused panic, anxiety and worry for parents, grandparents and students that were already trying to deal with the loss of a fellow student.

But don’t worry Karma is a Beach!

By: Tania Stafford

Tania Stafford — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 05:57:13 +0000

or the risks and danger of inappropriate use of social media ….

By: STRAIGHTFORWARD

STRAIGHTFORWARD — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 01:58:22 +0000

Thank you for the clarification. This is fantastic and calming news.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 23:50:31 +0000

A storm in a tea cup

By: Wahoo

Wahoo — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 23:17:15 +0000

The power of social media….

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 21:51:42 +0000

I listened to that voice note and immediately I knew it was false when the woman said the school tested all the students. That would first require permission from all parents and I am more than sure most would not have agreed to such testing without good reason. Furthermore some parents would have made noise at such a test being done without their consent.