Who is disabled

[michael at ecst.csuchico.edu]

I would not expect such a response from you.  Yes, the law was to protect
against child molesters, but this person had been a teacher for quite some
time, who was fired because of the fingerprints.

There was no indication that he was anything but an excellent teacher.
The school board tried to retain him. 
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> >Michael Perelman wrote:
> >>To what extent is the definition of disabled a social construction?
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> >>We are expanding who is disabled.  A California school district recently
> >>fired a
> >>teacher with a skin disorder.  His fingerprints were insufficiently clear.
> >>In a
> >>sense, he is disabled, yet perfectly able to carry out his job.
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> >Why are they allowed to get the fingerprints of a teacher?
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> >Yoshie
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> To check to see if he's a child molester, of course!
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> What country have you been living in?
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> Brad DeLong
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu