UPDATE:The Bellingham School District says further tests show gummy candies confiscated at Kulshan Middle School on Thursday, April 20th, did not contain illicit drugs.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Gummy candies confiscated from a Kulshan Middle School student on Thursday, April 20th, were shown to be laced with fentanyl and GHB after police testing.

Bellingham Public Schools Superintendent Greg Baker released a statement on Friday, April 21st, concerning fentanyl awareness after the incident

School officials say the candies looked like chewing gum, they were small, square, green gummies lightly coated with a white powder and smelled of mint.

Baker detailed steps being taken to protect students including creating a lesson about the dangers of fentanyl to be shared across the school district, as well as the recent expanding of access to Narcan in middle schools.

The statement, which includes links to informational resources regarding fentanyl, can be found here.