A California middle school student brought fentanyl pills to school, causing an overdose of a school employee, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
Bakersfield Police Department says that the student, a 13-year-old student, brought approximately 150 Fentanyl pills, disguised as Percocet pills to Chipman Junior High School.
The student was searched by a campus supervisor after the child was involved in an ‘unrelated altercation’ with another student. The student was also found to be in possession of approximately $300.00 dollars, police say.
While en route to the school, officers were told of a possible exposure overdose of a campus supervisor who inadvertently came into contact with the pills when they were located on the student.
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The boy has been arrested for having possession of the fentanyl and was taken to a juvenile facility, according to investigators.
The administrator was transported to a nearby hospital and is now in stable condition, according to police.
In response to the incident, the school went into lockdown, but resumed classes as normal later in the day, the police department stated.
The investigation into the source and how the juvenile obtained the Fentanyl is ongoing.
It is unknown at this time if any pills were sold or given to other students at the school, and police are encouraging parents and guardians, to have conversations with their children regarding the dangers of Fentanyl, and that it can be disguised as other prescription drugs.
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