Secondary schools in the Central Okanagan may have Naloxone kits on site next school year.
Secondary schools in the Central Okanagan may have Naloxone kits on site next school year.
School District 23 trustees will consider a motion at their meeting tonight that would see the nasal spray form of the overdose reversing medication added to the schools as a safety measure.
In a report to the trustees, an Interior Health risk assessment outlines that while the likelihood of an overdose at a school is low, the consequence of not having naloxone is high.
The report also reveals that the district has had reports of a couple of students who self-identified to using Fentanyl off school site and came to school for help.
If approved, the first aid attendant and vice-principal at the secondary schools would receive training on administering the medicine.
