Deadly Dose: The Fentanyl Fight Is a Race Against Time for Area School Leaders
Last Updated: Tuesday September 24, 2024
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The moments before school are always chaotic, but West Greene High School Resource Officer (SRO) Chad Moore never thought he would come across fentanyl in the building.
“I never thought I’d see it here, I never thought this is where I would find it,” said Moore. “Fentanyl in the girls bathroom, just off of the gym.”
Moore explained how he found a white powder inside a stall, some on the toilet paper dispenser, and some had fallen on the floor.
He tested the powder with a drug test kit, and within seconds it proved to be fentanyl. Since that April day, West Greene High School has added new protocols to increase safety.