Fortunately, no student has died, but the district is seeing a staggering eight-fold increase in overdoses just in the first two months of the school year compared to the entirety of the last one.
Cleveland ISD on-campus overdoses already increased eight-fold in the first two months of the school year compared to the entire last school year.Cleveland ISD and the district's police said with a staggering number of overdoses just two months into the school year, there is no time to wait.
According to Cleveland ISD police, overdoses were nearly a non-issue last year with just one being recorded. That's compared to the eight that have happened in the last two months and the 15 drug-related arrests police made on campuses.Cleveland ISD police said they don't always know what pills kids are taking. They need samples to send off for testing, but oftentimes, once a child starts overdosing, any remaining pills are hidden or disposed of.
School district police have visually identified multiple pills as Percocet. To know what they are for certain and if fentanyl is involved will take additional testing, though, there isn't a timeline on when results will be back.
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