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Tam district stops all classes for anti-fentanyl webinar

By KERI BRENNER | kbrenner@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal

For the first time, the Tamalpais Union High School District interrupted classes this week for all 5,000 of its students at five high schools to deliver an important message.

The message, relayed in a 45-minute districtwide webinar screened mid-morning on Thursday, was simple, but ominous:

“Any pill, even if you know where it came from, you have to assume is a fentapill,” said presenter Ed Ternan, referring to what looks like a prescription pill but is really fake — except for a dash of the lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl.

“One pill can kill you,” he said.

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