It’s something school officials want in the minds of all parents—that their children are at school each day and risk falling prey to illicit drugs inside vape pens. It’s gotten so bad, schools are preparing for the worse-case scenario.

Now, there's a new line of defense.

The school system has partnered with health officials in getting Narcan into the schools, which could be the only hope your child has of living.

Registered Nurse, Ashley Barnhill and Fairhope Principal Jon Cardwell joined NBC 15 in the studio Tuesday morning to warn parents of the risks if their child is vaping when they’re not looking.

“Vapes have always been there over the years, but now we’re starting to the see the pens with the THC in it, which is the synthetic marijuana,” said Cardwell.

Fentanyl, too. And sometimes students don’t realize it until it’s too late.

“Kids are getting sick, they don’t know how to moderate with it, so you know, vomiting, nausea, we’ve sent some kids home, so we’re just concerned it’s becoming more and more rampant,” Cardwell continued.

Since September, two students in Alabama have died from what officials believe to be fentanyl overdoes. One of those teens was a student at Mary G. Montgomery.