​A Message from Superintendent Greg Baker

Dear families, staff, students and community members,

This evening Bellingham Police Department notified us that they have continued to test the gum/candy that was confiscated at Kulshan yesterday. Although the initial results from Thursday evening and today were positive for opioids and fentanyl as we shared earlier today, a full lab analysis was performed late today on the gum/candy and no illegal substances were detected.

Due to the full laboratory analysis, police do not think there are any illicit drugs in the gum/candy confiscated.  

We thank BPD for partnering with us on keeping our students safe. Although it turned out that this particular substance was not a danger, thank you in advance for understanding that we chose to err on the side of caution and communicate widely, in the interest of public safety.

Fentanyl and related drugs are still prevalent in our community, and we still encourage all families to have age-appropriate conversations with their children about preventing its use and understanding its dangers.

Greg Baker