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AIDS victim Ryan White, appearing on network news shows, told national television audiences he wants to be treated as a normal person when he returns to school under a health official’s ruling, but a meeting was called for Wednesday night by the parents of some students at Western Middle School near Kokomo, Ind. The parents apparently are seeking a way to keep the 14-year-old AIDS patient out of the classroom and away from their children.
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