Melanie Ramos was missing for eight hours before she was found dead of suspected fentanyl poisoning in a Hollywood school bathroom this year, the 15-year-old’s mother and her lawyers said Wednesday in announcing a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District. The wrongful-death and negligence lawsuit filed on behalf of Elena Perez, Melanie’s mother, alleges school officials knew illicit …
Melanie Ramos, a 15-year-old student at Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood, died of a suspected fentanyl overdose on campus Tuesday. “These were students selling to students,” Moore said, “and we’re looking for the people who are using them solely for their access to this campus.” He said that public awareness — leading to prevention — is the best strategy, …
Police have arrested a 15-year-old drug dealer and an accomplice in connection with the overdose death at a Hollywood high school where the popular TV show Glee was filmed. Melanie Ramos, 15, died on Tuesday after overdosing on a fentanyl laced pill she bought from a drug dealer Ramos was found unresponsive in a restroom at Bernstein High School. She …
Students and community members pay their respects with flowers and candles at Helen Bernstein High School, where Melanie Ramos died of a suspected fentanyl overdose Tuesday night. Her best friend was her younger sister, who took her loss very hard.” Gladys Manriques, 36, one of Melanie’s family members, said they were angry that the school system had failed to protect …
