Virginia’s Loudoun County School Board is making disturbing headlines again after Loudoun County high school students have been linked to at least nine drug-related overdoses since September.
Of those nine, eight of the fentanyl ODs occurred in the past three weeks, 7 News reports
Reporter Nick Minock tried to question Loudoun County School Board Vice President Harris Mahedavi, but as a video he posted to X shows, the school official declined to comment.
“It is now clear that Loudoun County Public Schools knew about the many fentanyl overdoses for weeks. It still appears that the Loudoun County Superintendent did not notify all parents who have children at the school about these overdoses,” Minock reported. “If Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman hadn’t notified the public about these fentanyl overdoses yesterday, we probably wouldn’t have known about them yet.”
“Now, Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued a statewide executive order due to Loudoun County Public Schools’ extreme lack of communication with parents and lack of transparency,” he continued. “Due to the seriousness of this issue, I have asked the nine school board members if they plan to call for the resignation of Dr. Aaron Spence as Loudoun County Superintendent and what changes they will make to prevent this from happening again. I will let you know what do they say.”
In a follow-up post, Minock stated, “Loudoun County School Board Vice President Harris Mahedavi refused to answer my questions about multiple student fentanyl overdoses.”
Loudoun County School Board Vice President Harris Mahedavi declined to answer my questions about several student fentanyl overdoses. Loudoun County’s superintendent apparently failed to notify all parents at a high school about these overdoses for weeks until Sheriff Mike Chapman… pic.twitter.com/bB7pbxvD8Y
— Nick Minock (@NickMinock) November 2, 2023
According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), four of the eight overdoses at Park View High School occurred at the school. Narcan was administered to three students and school staff performed CPR on two of the students.
“I am concerned and saddened by this crisis affecting the Park View community,” Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence said in a statement. “LCPS is taking active steps to support our students, families and staff with fentanyl awareness and education, including training and providing naloxone to staff at each of our high schools for emergencies.”
“For the past three weeks, the school had not sent any notice to parents until Tuesday, when an email was sent to all families at the school,” 7News reported Tuesday. “The email does not mention the number of overdoses, but states, ‘We are seeing students taking drugs before school and suffering the effects at school. We are hearing reports of young people outside of school having medical emergencies.”
Hours after the outlet’s report on the situation, Gov. Youngkin issued an executive order requiring that “schools in the state must now notify all parents within 24 hours of a school-connected student overdose while protecting the victim’s privacy “, according to 7News. “Schools must also issue guidance on what they are doing to prevent student overdoses, including collaborative efforts with law enforcement agencies.”
“Parents have a right to know what’s going on in their children’s lives, especially in schools,” Youngkin wrote Thursday in X. “Overdoses that occur on school grounds or are connected to the school must result in immediate notification to parents.”
Parents have a right to know what is going on in their children’s lives, especially in schools. Overdoses that occur on school grounds or are connected to the school must result in immediate notification to parents. https://t.co/1L53Sr18Bw pic.twitter.com/k8vybcJMv4
— Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) November 2, 2023
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