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Placentia, schools and police launch FAIR fentanyl-awareness push
Summary
City Administrator Damian Arula and the Placentia Police Department presented the FAIR (Fentanyl Awareness, Information and Reduction) initiative, a partnership with Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District to educate students, staff and families on fentanyl risks and prevention.
City Administrator Damian Arula opened the meeting by introducing a new partnership with the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District called the FAIR initiative, aimed at educating parents, guardians, students and district staff about the dangers of fentanyl and encouraging prevention.
Arula said the program will include presentations at Placentia middle and high schools, community meetings and training for teachers, administrators and nursing staff so they can recognize overdose signs and access resources. "This partnership aims to educate parents, guardians, students, school district staff, and the larger community about the dangers of fentanyl," Arula said.
Placentia Police Sergeant Beau Wagner provided supporting national and state context, citing Centers for Disease Control figures on synthetic opioid deaths and noting teen fatalities in California. "According to the CDC, over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl," Wagner said, and he said the department is conducting outreach through the FAIR initiative.
City staff said the program seeks to "empower our youth to make informed decisions" and to provide tools for school and community responders. Officials did not announce a specific budget for the program during the presentation and said further logistics will be developed with the district and police.
The initiative was described as education-focused; staff emphasized prevention, awareness and resource connections rather than changes to enforcement policy. Follow-up meetings and school presentations were identified as next steps.
