It takes guts to make real change. And Durango School District 9-R is leading the way, thanks to determined students who pressed the district to allow them to administer Narcan at school.
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The Durango School District 9-R Board of Education voted 4-1 on Tuesday to allow the school district to assume the legal risk of allowing students to carry and use Narcan at school.
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The school board vote comes after nearly a year of activism by a group of high school students in Durango. District administrators envision a policy that promotes training and limits legal exposure for schools.
Durango High School students led a forum to discuss the spread of fentanyl and the use of Narcan to counteract overdoses Monday at the Durango Public Library. tbrown@durangoherald.com
Durango’s 9R school district is proceeding cautiously on permitting students to carry an opioid-reversal drug called Narcan. The district has expressed concerns about possible adverse situations.