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NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students

By Patrick Reilly
January 8, 2023

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, according to the Westfield Police Department.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/01/08/nj-art-teacher-frank-thompson-overdoses-on-fentanyl-in-front-of-middle-school-students/

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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2023, 04:05:23 pm »
This is your teacher...

This is your teacher on drugs....

Any questions?
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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2023, 09:50:11 pm »
This is your teacher...

This is your teacher on drugs....

Any questions?
Um, what if you can't tell the difference?

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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2023, 10:31:30 pm »
This is your teacher...

This is your teacher on drugs....

Any questions?

@Smokin Joe

Truth to tell,I am glad he took a dive in from of his students. Teens tend to think "BS" to any warning or advise they are given,but when you see one of your teachers OD and take a "dive for the linoleum" right in front of your eyes,well the anti-drug message just doesn't get any more "real" than that.

Kids tend to think that THEY are exceptions to any rule because they are "smart and know what is going on",but this was a real-life lesson that no one is immune from sudden death if they OD on drugs. There is no amount of Sunday preaching,"don't do drugs" tv adds,or anything else that has the impact of seeing it happen in front of your eyes to someone in a position of authority you have been taught to respect because of their job.

AFAIAC,it's a damn shame he didn't take his nose dive on a recording so it could be played in other schools for the students to see and learn from.
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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2023, 11:27:57 pm »
Truth to tell,I am glad he took a dive in from of his students. Teens tend to think "BS" to any warning or advise they are given,but when you see one of your teachers OD and take a "dive for the linoleum" right in front of your eyes,well the anti-drug message just doesn't get any more "real" than that.
I have to agree. Don't be like Mr. Thompson, kids.
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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2023, 09:50:23 am »
@Smokin Joe

Truth to tell,I am glad he took a dive in from of his students. Teens tend to think "BS" to any warning or advise they are given,but when you see one of your teachers OD and take a "dive for the linoleum" right in front of your eyes,well the anti-drug message just doesn't get any more "real" than that.

Kids tend to think that THEY are exceptions to any rule because they are "smart and know what is going on",but this was a real-life lesson that no one is immune from sudden death if they OD on drugs. There is no amount of Sunday preaching,"don't do drugs" tv adds,or anything else that has the impact of seeing it happen in front of your eyes to someone in a position of authority you have been taught to respect because of their job.

AFAIAC,it's a damn shame he didn't take his nose dive on a recording so it could be played in other schools for the students to see and learn from.
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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2023, 12:51:20 pm »
NJ middle school teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of students in classroom
January 9, 2023 | Tom Tillison |  Print Article

With all signs indicating that President Joe Biden will run for reelection, he has apparently come to the conclusion that he must pay a first-ever visit to the wide-open southern border and feign some concern. And while the immediate impact of 5 million-plus illegal immigrants may not be felt right away by most Americans, the record levels of fentanyl flowing across the border is a whole other matter.

Fentanyl use is up all across America, as are overdoses of the highly dangerous drug — even in the classroom, as seen in November when an art teacher overdosed on fentanyl.

Frank Thompson, who teaches at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield, overdosed in front of students while in the classroom. Students found the suburban New Jersey middle school teacher unconscious, according to the Westfield Police Department. When officers arrived, an unresponsive Thompson was being treated by a school nurse. One of the officers recognized the signs of an opioid overdose and administered Narcan, a potentially lifesaving nasal spray medication that can revive someone who has overdosed on opioids.

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/01/09/nj-middle-school-teacher-overdoses-on-fentanyl-in-front-of-students-in-classroom-1323284/
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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2023, 12:52:43 pm »
I was once a proud teacher.  No more, though. **nononono*
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Re: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students
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