An art teacher at a suburban New Jersey middle school was arrested after he overdosed in front of students, police said.
An art teacher at a suburban New Jersey middle school has been arrested after he overdosed in front of students, police said.
Frank Thompson, a 57-year-old teacher at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield, was found unconscious and unresponsive in a second-floor classroom just after 9 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2022,Police said that Thompson was first observed in distress by students and was actively being treated by a school nurse when officers arrived.
A responding police officer immediately recognized signs that indicated the teacher was overdosing on drugs and injected him with naloxone hydrochloride, or Narcan, that he carries on his person, cops said.During a subsequent investigation, police discovered fentanyl and paraphernalia in the classroom closet.
Thompson was arrested on multiple charges and is set to appear in court in February after police discovered fentanyl in his classroom closet.In a letter to parents, the school district said the classroom was sealed off and then sanitized, Fox 5While the incident occurred in November, Thompson was charged on Thursday with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, endangering the welfare of children and a disorderly person offense, police said.
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