Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s faux transparency. It’s a child AND it’s medical information. There’s multiple layers of legally mandated privacy at play. Yes there is fent in your child’s school. There’s fent in all schools. Talk to YOUR kid about not taking even a single pill since she doesn’t know what’s in it . If a kid OD’s and dies, it will be on the news. If they don’t die, you don’t need to know much more about it since it’s their medical info.

NP. With the recent Wakefield incident, everyone was informed that it was an overdose before the child died (& we were notified about the other kids who OD’d but thankfully survived). No one is requesting names— just general info.

That’s because this kid didn’t die and isn’t going to. This happens a lot at high schools right now. You’re not gonna get details every single time a kid has to be taken to the hospital. Just talk to your own kid about the risks and not taking anything.

Anonymous wrote:FOIA

This.

There is definitely fentanyl circulating at your child’s LCPS high school. Happy now?

Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s faux transparency. It’s a child AND it’s medical information. There’s multiple layers of legally mandated privacy at play. Yes there is fent in your child’s school. There’s fent in all schools. Talk to YOUR kid about not taking even a single pill since she doesn’t know what’s in it . If a kid OD’s and dies, it will be on the news. If they don’t die, you don’t need to know much more about it since it’s their medical info.

NP. With the recent Wakefield incident, everyone was informed that it was an overdose before the child died (& we were notified about the other kids who OD’d but thankfully survived). No one is requesting names— just general info.

Anonymous wrote:FOIA

Typical. Waste time FOIA’ing documents about how the school handled another child’s issue rather than simply expending that energy on ensuring your child is informed enough to make a better decision or talking with your kid about how fentanyl has upped the risks of taking any pill. Then blame the system for whatever happens to your kid while you were busy being nosy and antagonizing the school district for FOIA documents.

FOIA

Plus many families are probably clueless that the kids are buying/selling adderall. My son was surprised when he was offered adderall to prepare for upcoming tests. So many kids take adderall (valid reasons) kids think its no big deal. Of course they have no idea what’s in that pill..

I think the parents should know. In Arlington there was a recent OD and the school administration has implemented new rules at the schools and there have been meetings about drug use.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think the community needs to know?

I think parents need to know if drugs laced with Fentanyl are circulating in their school, don't you? We should probably presume they are, but direct evidence is informative, don't you think?

I think parents should assume that drugs with Fentanyl are circulating at school.

+1

Of course it’s faux transparency. It’s a child AND it’s medical information. There’s multiple layers of legally mandated privacy at play. Yes there is fent in your child’s school. There’s fent in all schools. Talk to YOUR kid about not taking even a single pill since she doesn’t know what’s in it . If a kid OD’s and dies, it will be on the news. If they don’t die, you don’t need to know much more about it since it’s their medical info.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think the community needs to know?

I think parents need to know if drugs laced with Fentanyl are circulating in their school, don't you? We should probably presume they are, but direct evidence is informative, don't you think?

I think parents should assume that drugs with Fentanyl are circulating at school.

If there was it will be on the police blotter

https://www.loudoun.gov/4727/Daily-Incident-Report

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think the community needs to know?

I think parents need to know if drugs laced with Fentanyl are circulating in their school, don't you? We should probably presume they are, but direct evidence is informative, don't you think?

Why do you think the community needs to know?

Whenever there is a medical emergency at DD's HS we get a cryptic, but ultimately useless e-mail that says something along the lines of "an ambulance came to the school today for a medical emergency -- we're letting you know because this sort of things doesn't happen normally." But there's no additional information. It's kind of a faux transparency -- although I understand that student (and staff) privacy is paramound.

However, DD says there is a rumor going around the school that one of these incidents a couple of weeks ago involved an OD. In my mind, this seems like more of a salient detail the community should know, given the Fentanyl epidemic. I'm thinking about the horrible case at Wakfefield HS recently.

Short of just asking (I'm sure they'll evade the question), is there some way to find out? FOIA? Public records? This to me feels more like a "need to know" situation than, say, a kid who has a seizure or a staff member who has a heart attack.

Along those lines, I wonder if LCPS keeps records on OD's in schools?