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FROM STAFF REPORTS na Immunization Coalition need immunizations to pro- dren,” DHEC Director of who are at a higher risk for and its partners are encour- tect against whooping Public Health Dr. Lilian getting some diseases or According to S.C. Depart- aging all South Carolinians cough, meningitis and cer- Peake said. “The truth is having a more serious ill- ment of Health and Envi- to get immunized to help tain types of cancers. Adults that you never outgrow the ness if they were to get sick, ronmental Control, this protect against diseases and and seniors need immuniza- need for immunizations.” such as young children, month is National Immuni- even prevent some cancers. tions to protect against seri- Immunizations are impor- older adults and those with zation Awareness Month, Babies and young children ous diseases such as flu, tant because they not only health conditions. and the South Carolina Leg- aren’t the only ones that whooping cough, shingles protect the person being im- For more information on islature has designated Aug. need immunizations; vac- and pneumonia. munized, but they also help what immunizations you 14-21 as South Carolina Im- cines are recommended for “There is a misconception prevent the spread of dis- and your family need, visit munization Week. During everyone throughout his or among many adults that eases to others. This is espe- http://www.cdc.gov/vac- this week, the South Caroli- her life. Preteens and teens vaccines are just for chil- cially important to those cines.
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It treat an overdose if neces- was used 2,500 times over sary. two years by more than 100 In the report released people, although researchers Tuesday, two researchers say the exact number of par- said they’ve been evaluat- ticipants isn’t known be- ing an underground safe cause the facility relies on place that opened in 2014. anonymous surveys. As a condition of their re- There’s no data on deaths search, they didn’t disclose or drug use by clients who the location of the facility injected when the site was — which is unsanctioned closed, and it’s not known and potentially illegal — or whether any went into treat- the social service agency ment, Kral said. running it. The study also didn’t look The researchers offered lit- at issues opponents worry tle data, and their main find- AP FILE PHOTO about, like whether creation ing was that no one died A man prepares heroin he bought on the street to be injected at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancou- of a safe place is associated while injecting at the safe ver, British Columbia, Canada, in 2011. The facility is promoted by its founders as a safe, humane facility with an increase in people place. There were two over- for drug abusers. A report released Tuesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that beginning to try drugs, said doses on site, which were re- a safe haven for drug users to inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating Jonathan Caulkins, a drug versed by staff members in the United States for the past three years. Researchers didn’t disclose the location of the site. policy expert at Carnegie using the overdose medica- Mellon University who none- tion naloxone. along with officials in cities and other services. vidson of the University of theless applauded the orga- Advocates and some politi- such as Seattle, San Francis- Some experts say new ap- California, San Diego. Their nization’s effort to try to stop cians in recent years have co and Ithaca, New York. proaches are needed to fight report was published online overdose deaths. called for government-sanc- “It shows people that it’s the opioid epidemic, includ- tioned injection sites as the possible” to operate one of ing safe havens. But they’ve U.S. grapples with the opioid these in the U.S., said Lind- faced legal and political hur- epidemic. More than 52,000 say LaSalle, an attorney with dles. 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BY KARIN LAUB main in exile for years, it’s a gees registered in the king- The Associated Press harmful trend for refugees dom since the outbreak of the and their overburdened host Syria conflict in 2011. The MAFRAQ, Jordan — Mar- country, U.N. and Jordanian other Syrians include migrant ried at 15 and divorced at 16, a officials say. laborers who came before the Syrian teen says she regrets More Syrian girls will lose war and those who never reg- having said yes to a handsome out on education because istered as refugees. suitor — a stranger who most child brides drop out of The figures on early mar- turned into an abusive hus- school. They typically marry riage include all Syrians in band. fellow Syrians who are just a Jordan, not just registered THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Yet the reasons that trans- few years older, often without refugees. Bridal gowns and engagement dresses are displayed in a small shop in formed her into a child bride a steady job — a constellation Many came from southern the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan on Sunday. A have become more prevalent that helps perpetuate poverty. Syria’s culturally conserva- new study based on Jordanian census figures shows that child marriag- among Syrians who live in And they will likely have tive countryside, where even es are up sharply among Syrian refugee girls in the kingdom and that Jordanian exile because of a more children than those who before the conflict girls typi- 44 percent of Syrian females getting married in 2015 were minors. six-year-old civil war back marry as adults, driving up cally married in their teens. home. More families marry Jordan’s fertility rate. Still, the study shows a higher Child brides are traditional- off daughters to ease the fi- “This means we will have rate of early marriage among ly shielded from outsiders, MORE TO THE STORY nancial burden or say mar- more people, more than the Syrians in exile than in their and the family provided a rare Read on at riage is the way to protect the government of Jordan can af- homeland. glimpse at what drives early www.theitem.com. “honor” of girls seen as vul- ford,” said Maysoon Al-Zoubi, The teen divorcee fled Syr- marriage. nerable outside their home- secretary general of Jordan’s ia’s Daraa province in 2012, land. Higher Population Council. along with her parents and Figures from Jordan’s popu- The figures on early mar- four siblings. The family even- lation census document the riage were drawn from Jor- tually settled in a small town long-suspected increase for dan’s November 2015 census in the northern Mafraq prov- the first time. In 2015, brides and compiled in a new study. ince. between the ages of 13 and 17 The census counted 9.5 mil- The parents and the teen, made up almost 44 percent of lion people living in Jordan, now 17, spoke on condition of all Syrian females in Jordan including 2.9 million non-Jor- anonymity because of the stig- getting married that year, danians. ma of divorce. They said they compared to 33 percent in Among the foreigners were wanted to speak out, nonethe- 2010. 1.265 million Syrians — or less, in hopes of helping others With Syrians expected to re- double the number of refu- avoid the same mistake. BOX FANS NOW AVAILABLE AT WALLY’S Aerospeed 20” Box Fans $ 95 Model # 12339 17 • 3 Speed • Convenient Handle • High Performance • Top Mount Switch • 5 Colors Available - Teal, Apple Green, Black, Red, Gray, & White 1291 Broad St. Ext. • Sumter, SC Open: Mon-Fri. 8am - 5:30pm • Sat. 8am - 2pm Wally’s Hardware 469-8531 THE SUMTER ITEM LOCAL | STATE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 | A7
alternative disposition method ABOUT S.C. GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL Carolina high school diploma. LAWSUIT for the plutonium. Summer Discovery is a two-week program for rising FROM PAGE A1 Citing the “emerging threat From the school’s website: The mission of the South Carolina ninth-graders interested in creative writing, drama, music to strategic stability as a re- Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is to serve or visual arts. While they work intensely in their art areas, President Obama’s final ex- sult of U.S. unfriendly ac- the artistically talented high school students of South students are exposed to the other art areas with ecutive budget allocated tions,” President Vladimir Carolina through programs of pre-professional instruction opportunities to attend performances and guest lectures. money to begin shutting the Putin suspended Russia’s end in an environment of artistic and academic excellence. South Carolina residency required. Apply in the 8th grade. project down. In a budget pro- of the nonproliferation agree- The school seeks to provide a solid foundation for Summer Academy is a two-week program for rising 10th- posal released in May, the ment, saying it could be re- continued artistic and academic development. It is run graders desiring intensive study in creative writing, Trump administration fol- stored if the U.S. pulls back much like a college and is modeled as a master- drama, music or visual arts. The unique curriculum lowed the Obama administra- forces deployed near Russia’s apprentice community with arts faculty who are all incorporates studio work, self-directed studies, tion’s lead, proposing to moth- borders and revokes sanc- practicing artists, as well as educators in their areas of performances, field trips, lectures and presentations by expertise. In addition to rigorous pre-professional arts ball the project and pursue an tions. faculty and guest artists. South Carolina residency training, students receive an intense and innovative required. Apply in the ninth grade. academic education that fosters connections to the arts while meeting all the requirements necessary for a South For more information about Governor’s School, visit the website www.scgsah.org. more approvals are needed JAIL FROM PAGE A1 before the ordinance goes into effect. “The beauty of Discov- Dennis made his request Other moments of the ad- STUDENTS FROM PAGE A1 ery and Academy for seri- for the county law enforce- visory board’s first meeting ous young musicians is ment agency to regain con- included learning about the She particularly likes also classical music,” she that it helps them to make trol of the jail in a letter he operations and goals of the musical theater, saying has been studying with the decision about whether sent to Sumter County Coun- sheriff’s office and how the she “got my start (in Mack for six years and to pursue a career in cil on June 16. Control of the board can assist with com- drama) with Eric Bultman has aspirations of audi- music,” Mack said. jail was given to Sumter munity relations. at Sumter Little Theatre,” tioning for the residential Land said she wants to County in the mid-’70s after Dennis said the board will where she attended classes school after her sopho- go to medical school, but a vote from county council. be a valuable asset to the and acted in some plays. more year at Williams- she’s also interested in On Monday, the sheriff’s sheriff’s office as well as to Wilson had the summer burg Academy. “traveling with a music office advisory board voted county residents, especially off but worked hard on Mack said, “The goal for group.” to provide a letter of support because some of the mem- her voice lessons with Catherine is to get ready That could change, as to county council for its re- bers have served in law en- Mack. She is scheduled to for auditions. You only get she said Summer Discov- cords. forcement. leave for Greenville on one shot at the audition, ery was “the best two Dennis said the sheriff’s “I value your opinions,” he Saturday. and you have to do the full weeks of my life so far.” office should have jurisdic- said. “They’ve already sent two years at the residential Wilson said, “My end tion of the detention center Now that the board has me what they want me to school. You can’t do just goal is to go to a really because it is a common prac- been formed, each member prepare,” she said. “On the one.” good arts college, get a tice throughout the state for must attend at least 20 hours first day of school, I have Land, also a soprano, is a master’s degree in fine sheriff’s offices to have con- of sheriff’s office training to do one contemporary ninth-grader. Although she arts and have my own trol of county jail systems. sessions to become familiar and one classical mono- has two more years to com- school and program.” During a previous interview, with the agency, state and logue and one song.” plete at Wilson Hall before “I have my eyes set on he said the transfer would federal policies and proce- Mack said the “immer- she can audition for the Oklahoma City Universi- help fill understaffed posi- dures. The board is not au- sion into studying the arts Governor’s School residen- ty,” Boyd said, adding that tions within both agencies thorized to get involved in will be very beneficial for tial program, Land is very “after college and per- because some deputies al- ongoing investigations, ac- Caitlyn.” enthusiastic. forming,” she’d like to get ready have experience as cording to the board’s gener- Boyd’s two weeks at “As I get older,” she her “music doctorate and corrections officers, and cor- al order. Summer Academy, she said, “I’m looking forward teach.” rections officers would have The advisory board is a said, comprised full days to singing more arias, Mack said all three of the opportunity to train to public body and will operate of study, which she loved. opera and Italian art her students “are so tal- become deputies. similarly to city and county “We did academics in the songs.” ented in many areas,” He said having more access councils. morning and arts in the af- At Summer Discovery, which is good, because to the jail will also assist in All meetings will be open ternoons,” Boyd said. “The Land said, “We had group should they be accepted solving cases because depu- to the public, and issues days were long, with performances the first to the Governor’s residen- ties will have more opportu- must be voted on in public. breaks.” week, and the second week tial school, they will have nities to interact with sus- The board will also be able to A soprano who “loves everyone had to perform to study academics and pects and people who may hold executive sessions for musical theater, jazzy and individually.” arts. have information. some matters if necessary. 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