WISHstory: Ryan White barred from attending school due to AIDS diagnosis, pushes back (1985)
WISHstory: Ryan White barred from attending school due to AIDS diagnosis, pushes back (1985)
WISH-TV
Apr, 10, 2025 — Ryan White, a teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, was diagnosed with AIDS in Dec. 1984 following a blood transfusion.
The teenager was being kept out of the Western Middle School in Howard County as parents and teachers feared AIDS.
This story aired on July 31, 1985, and was WISH-TV reporter Leslie Olsen's first coverage of Ryan over five years.
Source: https://youtu.be/t97-A4d7yyM?si=3RZqJDfMo4oMFtA6
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