That student was revived after two doses of Narcan and police determined the pills came from another student, 17-year-old Randy Maaten. Maaten was found to be in possession of suspected fentanyl pills, which he brought to school.
KREM 2 spoke to the Post Falls superintendent last June.
"We have never had a situation like this happen in the school and I was the high school principal for 10 years before I came to the central office," Superintendent Dena Naccarato said. "So, it's very, very scary."
The 17-year-old was later arrested and later convicted of delivery of a controlled substance on school grounds. It's a felony and in Idaho carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
District Judge John Mitchell sentenced the teen to 10 years in prison, but also retained jurisdiction. That means Maaten could spend up to one year in a prison based treatment program before returning to court, where a judge will decide if he should be placed on probation or serve the remainder of his sentence.
The Kootenai County Prosecutors Office says it has seen a rise in fentanyl related cases over the last year.
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