Two students from South Milwaukee High School will have to deal with the implications of a decision that has changed their lives in a major way. A 18 year old man had sex with two students while failing to tell them that he is HIV positive. Police are currently looking for the suspect.
HIV infections have been on the rise the past few years in Wisconsin. Numerous new cases are involving young adults, a “new generation” facing HIV and AIDS. Some speculate that the rise is due to a lack of concern and false information regarding the deadly retrovirus. Some startling facts about the disease include:
- Approximately 2,500 Wisconsin residents receive care and services from the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
- There has been a tripling of clients in the past few years
- 9 out of 10 infections in teens were due to heterosexual sex and most were girls
- Drug use makes up a fairly large portion as well
I remember hearing only briefly about HIV/AIDS in my high school health courses, nowhere near the amount that we should have been informed. Most of my knowledge about the disease is due to my college bio course. I’m against abstinence-only sex education, because it’s the kind of ignorance that simply and sadly breads ignorance.
South Milwaukee High School isn’t providing HIV testing or health counselors; however, there are plenty of clinics in Milwaukee that offer services including:
Keenan Central
Health Clinic
3200 North 36th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53216
(414) 286-3631
and
Southside Health Center
1639 South 23rd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53200
(414) 286-8620
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