A 15-year-old North Platte High School student has been charged with a felony after she was found to be in possession of prescription pills following an overdose at school.

According to Officer Rodney Brown, at around 12:45 p.m. on February 27, an officer on duty at NPHS learned that a female student had taken too many prescription pills and was sick in the nurse’s office.

The officer investigated and found the student was in possession of six Clonazepam pills, commonly known a Klonopin, in addition to the ten she admitted to taking.

The girl was taken to the Emergency Room at Great Plains Regional Medical Center for treatment by her grandmother.

Officers continued to investigate the incident and, as a result of the investigation, determined there was probable cause to cite the girl for possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, a Class IIIA felony.

On March 5, the girl was processed and released from the Lincoln County Detention Center on the felony charge.

The Post is choosing not to name the juvenile pending the filing of formal charges by the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office.