The fentanyl epidemic has created new challenges for school systems across the country.
Students are overdosing—sometimes on school grounds—in higher numbers, and school systems are racing to respond by stocking up on overdose-reversing antidotes and coming up with ways to support students’ mental health better. School systems in the D.C. region, including in Montgomery County, Maryland, are also tightening up policies when it comes to responding to overdoses on campuses.
“What’s happening in Montgomery County is not different from what is happening in other counties close by and really across the nation — and it’s all very concerning,” said Patricia Kapunan, the school system’s medical officer.
