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AS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE
April 12, 2000
S. 1311
S. Printed 4/12/00--S.
Read the first time April 4, 2000.
TO RECOGNIZE APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
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Whereas, child abuse is a pervasive problem in South Carolina and the nation as a whole; and
Whereas, in 1998 alone there were 20,686 reported cases of child abuse involving almost 46,000 children in our State; and
Whereas, sixteen South Carolina children died as a result of child abuse in 1998, with an average of one child death per month; and
Whereas, fourteen of the sixteen child deaths involved children under the age of three; and
Whereas, fourteen South Carolina parents were charged in 1998 with their child's death by abuse; and
Whereas, death or emotional scarring caused by child abuse is a horrendous reminder of the severity of this heinous crime; and
Whereas, South Carolina recognizes that the abuse of even one child is one too many, as children are our most valuable resource. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That April is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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