The following is a
summary of the University's Administrative Guidelines on HIV Disease.
For a complete text of the Guidelines, please consult the
Fogcutter Student Handbook or visit http://www.usfca.edu/fogcutter/ .
- The primary response of the University of San
Francisco to the AIDS epidemic is education. The University is committed
to educating all members of its community - students, staff, and
faculty - about HIV disease and its prevention. Because of the Catholic
character of the University, HIV educational activities should be
situated within a broader context of the scientific and medical nature
of the disease, to address such issues as (a) the dignity and destiny of
the human person, (b) the morality of human actions, (c) the
consequences of individual choices, and (d) an understanding of human
intimacy and sexuality.
- Information on transmission indicates that students
and employees with HIV infection do not pose a health risk to others in
the academic and workplace setting. The University believes in
maintaining an environment for both working and learning that is free
from discrimination against people with HIV disease. The rights and
concerns of those who are HIV infected are to be respected at every
level of the University. The Church reminds us that discrimination or
violence directed against persons with HIV infection is unjust and
immoral.
- Harassing members of the USF community because of
their HIV status (perceived or real) is not acceptable behavior at the
University and will be dealt with according to the procedures set forth
in USF's Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment Policy.
- Students will not be denied access to attend classes
because of their HIV status. Members of the University community
infected with HIV shall not be restricted from access to campus housing,
classrooms, dining facilities, recreational facilities, or other common
areas. Persons with HIV disease will not be denied an opportunity to
live on campus.
- The University recognizes the importance of
protecting to the greatest extent possible and within the bounds
provided by law the confidentiality and privacy of any employee or
student known to be infected with HIV. Accordingly, such information
should be handled by University personnel with the same degree of care
and sensitivity accorded to other types of highly confidential medical
information.
- Accommodation requests from students and employees
with HIV will be handled on a case-by-case basis by the relevant
University office. When requesting an accommodation arrangement, a
student or employee may be asked by the appropriate University office
for verification of his or her medical condition. Employees infected
with HIV may continue working, and students infected with HIV may
continue attending classes, as long as they are physically and mentally
able.
