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09/17/2006

Training School Campus May Reopen

 
The abandoned campus of the former State Training School at Plankinton might soon be bustling again. 

Department of Social Services Secretary Deb Bowman says an announcement is expected shortly about its future.

She and other state and local leaders say they can't elaborate. 

The state was expected to make a decision earlier this year about which private company would run an intensive residential treatment program for juveniles at the state-owned campus. 

It closed in 2001 after 14-year-old Gina Score died of heat exhaustion during a forced run in 1999.

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Click here for Gina's Main Page


 Gina Score, 14 years old, died of heat exhaustion. She collapsed after being
 forced to exercise beyond her ability. She was left out in the sun for 3 hours,
 her internal temperature reached at least 108°. 

 Where did this happen? At the South Dakota Training School in Plankinton, SD.
 Now, there is talk the program could reopen. Please, take a moment to review
 the articles below:

 ▪ Camp Fear (click here)
 ▪ Teenage Girl Run to Death in SD Boot Camp (click here)
 ▪ Boot Camp Death Prompts Changes (click here)
 ▪ Death, Abuse at S. Dakota Boot Camp Prompt Scrutiny (click here)


 

 

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