New York A08540 mandates a fentanyl education program for all public, charter, and private schools.

New York A08540 requires the education department, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and adopt a comprehensive fentanyl education, awareness, and recognition program for all public, charter, and private schools in the state. The program includes instruction on the nature of fentanyl, its risks, and lethal dose, dangers of unprescribed pills, recognition of overdose symptoms, and how to administer naloxone. Bereaved parents who have lost children to fentanyl will provide real-life stories to educate students.

New York A08540 mandates a fentanyl education program for all public, charter, and private schools.

New York A08540 requires the education department, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and adopt a comprehensive fentanyl education, awareness, and recognition program for all public, charter, and private schools in the state. The program includes instruction on the nature of fentanyl, its risks, and lethal dose, dangers of unprescribed pills, recognition of overdose symptoms, and how to administer naloxone. Bereaved parents who have lost children to fentanyl will provide real-life stories to educate students.