SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — Fentanyl was found outside of a Southington elementary school Wednesday afternoon, prompting a police K-9 search of the building.

Kelley Elementary School Principal Marilyn Kahl said in a letter to staff and families that a school staff member found a broken pill capsule on the sidewalk outside the school building.

Southington police responded to the school and tested the pill, determining that it contained fentanyl, Kahl said.

A police K-9 then searched the hallways and grounds of the school for drugs as physical education classes stayed inside. Nothing was found in the search.

Kahl urged in the letter for parents to "take time this evening and have a conversation with your child(ren) pertaining to the critical importance to never touch a pill or capsule found a

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