Ebola Craze Going Too Far?

Ever since Ebola got to America back in the middle of September, people have been going crazy. However, this past week, it reached an all new high. A Texas school, Navarro College, denied Kamorudeen Abidogun (a Nigerian man who lives in Texas) admission because of Ebola. The rejection letter bluntly states, "Unfortunately, Navarro College is not accepting international students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases."

Rejection letter Abidogun received. Tweeted by Idris Bello.

I cannot even begin to understand why staff from this school would think this is acceptable. It is blatant discrimination. Firstly, there have been no new Ebola cases in Nigeria since September 8th. Meanwhile, America has had two new cases within the past week and the school is within an hour of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital where Thomas Eric Duncan died at the beginning of the month. The college is simply perpetuating racism based on Ebola.  

Furthermore, the school has only come out with one poorly written statement that did not correct the situation since the incident.

To Read The Statement, Click Here.