PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The family of a Plano teen who died from fentanyl poisoning last month is hoping her story will serve as a warning to others.
According to a family statement on the family website, on February 19, 16-year-old Plano Senior High School junior Sienna Vaughn took what she thought was a prescription Percocet from a friend to relax and she was dead within an hour.
She didn’t know the pill was laced with a lethal dose of fentanyl. In a statement on a GoFundMe page, the family described Sienna as “a wonderful young woman who impacted so many people around her through Girl Scouts, Cheer, and school. She loved listening to music, hanging out with her friends and playing with our cats. Her life was tragically taken much too soon and she is greatly missed.”
District Superintendent Theresa Williams sent a letter to families this week to notify them about Vaughn’s death and raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl.
Plano ISD advised parents and their families to read resources to learn about the dangers of fentanyl and how to detect and respond to an overdose.
Click here to view the district’s Drug Awareness and Prevention Alert.
Fentanyl deaths are top of mind in North Texas schools. Last month, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD announced 10 student overdoses and three deaths.
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