How North Texas schools are educating students on the dangers of fentanyl

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North Texas school districts are trying to ensure families are aware of fentanyl and staff are trained to administer naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversal...

from school leaders, arguing the district took too long to address the issue and missed several opportunities to inform the community.“Everything we do every day is about making sure our kids are safe … and making sure our kids go back home to you,” Carrollton and Farmers Branch Assistant Superintendent Lance Hamlin told a group of 200 parents and community members in February. “So this hurts. We’re all hurting.

Israel Rivera, who oversees the parent engagement department at Dallas ISD, said the deaths in Carrollton and Farmers Branch prompted Dallas officials to act.“We started getting some buzz,” Rivera said. “How can we get the message out to parents? There was a need for a discussion on fentanyl.” The clinicians support students who are reintegrating into their campus environment after spending time in alternative schools, said Tracey Brown, the district’s head of mental health services.“So they [gain] the refusal skills that they need when they are approached by their peers and offered drugs,” Brown said.

 

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