5225 W Vliet St — Milwaukee Public Schools Naloxone Kit Recipient
Every school in Milwaukee Public Schools now has naloxone on hand, the result of a father’s decade-long grief turning into a districtwide safety effort. George Moore, whose son George Moore IV died of an accidental overdose in 2016, has worked to equip schools with 500 overdose-resource kits that are now in the hands of MPS principals across the city.
A Father’s Mission Becomes District Policy
Moore’s push to arm schools with naloxone culminated this week when his foundation partnered with the district to place the kits in every building, according to WISN. Moore’s son grew up in New Berlin and developed an addiction in high school after being prescribed opioids for a sports injury, according to the same report. He died in 2016 at age 28, and his father has said his family is turning the loss into something good for the community.
The kits themselves contain more than just naloxone. According to WTMJ, the supplies include Narcan, CPR masks, gloves, fentanyl test strips, Diposerx, instructions for administering the medication, and a hotline number for addiction support. Moore’s foundation provided the kits, and the station reports the district said the rollout will come with additional staff training, though specifics on who will lead that training have not been detailed.
Zero Deaths, But District Calls Move Preventative
Milwaukee Public Schools has reported zero student overdose deaths on school campuses over the past decade, the station’s report notes, and district officials describe the kit distribution as a proactive, preventative step rather than a response to a crisis inside school walls. Milwaukee County figures cited in local reporting show opiate overdose deaths broadly declining and involving few children, even as naloxone use by first responders remains common across the county…