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Milpitas Unified School District board adopts resolution recognizing April 29 as National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Summary
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 2026.30 on April 28, 2026, recognizing April 29 as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The resolution cites DEA testing and county overdose data and says the district has supplied naloxone and trained staff at all school sites.
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 2026.30 at its April 28, 2026 meeting, recognizing April 29, 2026 as National Fentanyl Awareness Day and urging continued community education on the risks of fentanyl. Elizabeth Wait, identifying herself as “president of Medical Society,” read the resolution aloud to the board.
The resolution cites Drug Enforcement Administration laboratory testing, saying the DEA’s latest testing indicated that five out of 10 tested counterfeit pills contained a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl, down from seven out of 10 in 2023 and six out of 10 in 2022. It also quotes a gubernatorial announcement that “more than 50 million pills and 34,000 lb of fentanyl have been taken off the street” with assistance from local, state, federal and international partners.
Local data cited in the reading said that from 2018 to the present there have been 837 fentanyl-related deaths recorded in Santa Clara County. The resolution further reports that in 2025 the county recorded 120 opioid-related overdose deaths, 101 of which were fentanyl-related.
The resolution highlights the district’s preventative steps, stating that Milpitas Unified School District has supplied naloxone to all school sites and that administrators, health clerks and campus supervisors have been trained to respond in the case of a fentanyl emergency.
The board’s adoption language states the district “do hereby adopt this resolution to recognize April 29th as National Fentanyl Awareness Day and support the work at all levels to protect the well-being of youth and community.” The transcript records that the resolution was “passed and adopted” and notes the meeting date and that the item passed “by the following vote,” but it does not include a vote tally or the names of movers or seconders.
The resolution positions education and preparedness as the district’s immediate response; it does not in the text specify new funding, reporting deadlines, or follow-up actions beyond the recognition and the district’s existing naloxone distribution and training.
