The Loudoun school system has been faulted for failing to notify parents in a timely manner of the rash of overdoses at Park View High School.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order requiring school systems to notify parents of school-related overdoses after the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said there have been seven fentanyl-related overdoses connected to one high school in the last three weeks.
Chapman said his deputies had been in touch with school officials, and had been under the impression that the school system was going to notify parents of what was happening. On Tuesday Park View's principal sent out a note that generically detailed the dangers of fentanyl and stated, “We are seeing students ingesting drugs prior to school and suffering the effects while in school.”
“Very vague, evasive and boilerplate. There is nothing that specifically addresses the crisis you and I discussed last week and a short time ago regarding Parkview HS. I believe parents, students and residents of Sterling need to know what is actually occurring,” Chapman wrote.Spence, in a phone interview, said the school system shied away from using specific numbers for privacy issues and because it lacked some of the data to know precisely how many overdoses occurred.
Chapman, a Republican running for reelection in next week's elections, and Youngkin have both made parental rights in education a theme in their campaigns.
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