As fentanyl deaths climb, California bill would require drug education in schools

“My son did not know what was going on with fentanyl in our community, and I didn’t know to warn him,” she said. “Nobody should think, ‘This can’t happen to my kid.’ That’s why this is so urgent. We can’t wait any longer.”

Zach Didier, a senior at Whitney High School in Rocklin, was a straight-A student, athlete, star of his school musical and Eagle Scout. Two nights after Christmas 2020, he took what he thought was a Percoset that he bought through Snapchat, an out-of-character move for a student with no history of drug use.

Source: Ed Source