~ Publisher’s NOTE ~
The following is not meant to be a political statement, as we attempt to keep ‘politics‘ off of this website. We know that people of all political leanings, as well as people of all colors, races, creeds and religion are affected by the devastation of disease, yet having stated this, we also are aware of the lenient applications of the invasion of America by both those who steal across our borders in the dark of night, and those who are allowed to enter as “refugees” without the type of physical and politcal vetting of days gone by. With these circumstances – diseases, which have been mostly dormant in this nation for years, are coming back – and it will be a haunting. ~ J.B.
A student enrolled at Benson Magnet High School, one of seven high schools in the Omaha, Nebraska Public Schools system, was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) in November.
Two hundred thirty seven of Benson Magnet High School’s 1,273 students, or 18.6 percent, are refugees, according to Omaha Public School’s District English Language Learner/Refugee Report, 2015-16. Continue reading