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Officers took to social media on Thursday, Nov. 21, noting the substances that caused the suspected overdoses are unknown at this time. They said the quality of street drugs is unpredictable and those who use drugs should: • Not use these drugs alone • Carry naloxone • Go slow • Know the signs of an overdose. They concluded their message, noting that in the event of an overdose bystand- ers should not run, but rather call 911. Police said both fatal suspected over- doses took place on Monday, Nov. 18 with one occurring in Georgetown and one happening in Milton. Officers released few other details about the incidents citing privacy con- cerns. On Monday, Nov. 18, Halton police tweeted that the previous day they re- ceived a call from a bystander who found a victim in Burlington overdosing on fen- tanyl. "One of our officers arrived on scene and administered Naloxone to revive a fe- male who was unresponsive and not breathing," reads the tweet. Police said this person survived. That tweet concluded with police not- ing the importance of knowing the signs of an overdose. These include: • Difficulty walking, talking, or stay- ing awake • Slow, weak or no breathing • Very small pupils • Cold and clammy skin • Dizziness and confusion • Extreme drowsiness • Unusual gurgling or snoring sounds • Blue lips or nails •Inability to wake up, even when shak- en. According to the Halton Region Health Department there were 45 emer- gency room visits due to opioid overdose in Halton between Jan. 1 and April 30, 2019. The health department said there were 40 opioid overdose deaths in Halton in 2018. POLICE REPORT 2 FATAL SUSPECTED OVERDOSES IN 1 WEEK DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com A Halton District School Board teacher is facing allegations of sexual and profes- sional misconduct against female stu- dents. None of the allegations against Roshan Canagasaby have been proven but he is scheduled to appear before an Ontario Col- lege of Teachers disciplinary hearing on Jan. 20, online records show. The Notice of Hearing document alleg- es that, while teaching at a Georgetown school in 2014/15, Canagasaby "made inap- propriate comments" to female students, including telling one student, "We belong together," and/or continued to do so after being asked to stop, according to the alle- gations. It's also alleged that the teacher had "in- appropriate sexual conversations" with one or more female students, took photo- graphs and/or videos of one or more fe- male students with his personal cellphone and told a female student to "lift her head up when she was doing pushups so that her chest area became more visible," the No- tice of Hearing document states. During a school trip on or about June 18, 2015, it's alleged Canagasaby wiped his sweat on one or more female students and "rubbed his head down the chest area of one or more female students." Efforts to reach Canagasaby for com- ment through the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario have been unsuc- cessful. NEWS TEACHER ACCUSED OF PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT LOUIE ROSELLA lrosella@metroland.com A Halton District School Board teacher is facing allegations of sexual and professional misconduct against female students. Torstar file photo