PIKEVILLE, KY. – Rumors circulating this morning declared that a teacher at Pike Central had suffered from a fentanyl overdose. But a phone call with Principal Timothy Cline confirmed that no such incident occurred. 

Cline explained that a teacher went to the nurses’ station “feeling faint.” EMS was called as a precaution. Pikeville EMS responded and determined that there was no fentanyl present, and the symptoms were more likely caused by dehydration and/or exhaustion.

“I was very alarmed to see a rumor circulating about a fentanyl overdose,” Cline said.The principal explained that all measures were taken to make sure that all students are safe. “We are 100 percent sure that everything is okay,” Cline said.