Chillicothe, Ohio — A shocking scandal has erupted at Union Scioto High School, where a stash of powerful narcotics—ranging from addictive opioids to antidepressants and benzodiazepines—has allegedly vanished under mysterious circumstances, sources revealed Friday. The missing medications, part of a school program run by non-medical staff who were entrusted with doling out the drugs to students, have sparked outrage and fear.
The bombshell came to light when numerous sources contacted the news media on conditions of anonymity and when the Ross County Sheriff’s Office daily media logs, released each morning, conspicuously omitted any trace of the alarming incident. Adding fuel to the fire, Sheriff George Lavender’s wife sits on the Union Scioto school board—a connection that has ignited more questions than answers as to why the report was not in the media log. As of late Friday, the sheriff had not issued a report publicly, and the school board remained eerily silent, refusing to address the growing storm.
Compounding the drama, school officials have kept parents in the dark, failing to notify families or release a public statement about the disappearance of the potent drugs. The narcotics, capable of sedating, numbing, or even killing in the wrong hands, have left the community wondering, with questions swirling about how such a breach could occur under the watch of non-medical staff.
Sources close to the situation described a program teetering on the edge of chaos, with non-medical staff—whose identities have not been released—handling a volatile mix of controlled substances. How the drugs vanished, and whether they’ve fallen into dangerous hands, remains a mystery. According to the school’s internal policy, anyone who wanted to dispense the drugs had to take a short online class to be certified under “scheduled II narcotics.”
Popular drugs that belong in that class include opioids, fentanyl, methadone, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and more.
The sheriff’s office stonewalled inquiries as the clock ticked on Friday, offering no answers. The school has hired a law firm to represent the district.