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June 16, 2025

By Stacey Steinbaum, Licensed Mental Health Professional, www.personaltherapyservices.com As a mental health professional, I work with students every day who are navigating one ofthe most intense and emotionally vulnerable times of their lives. They are not just learningmath and science, they’re trying to understand who they are, how they fit into their socialworld, and how […]

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June 5, 2025

This blog post is written by Isabella Eaton Being the daughter of a teacher meant learning the value of school and education very early on. Iwas someone who was excited by the idea of going to school, knowing I would get to see myfriends and the teachers who showed up day after day to support […]

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May 19, 2025

By Nana Wang Seven years and two months ago, I was giving out valentines to my classmates. Three hours later, I was dialing 911.  February 14, 2018, arrived bathed in the warm hues of Valentine’s Day, a day painted in the palette of love and exchanging gifts everywhere. That morning, I had carefully packed 35 […]

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March 12, 2025

By Olivia Peskin My name is Olivia Peskin and I am an eleventh-grade student at the Saint Andrew’sSchool in Boca Raton, Florida. Ever since my mom gave me a bullet-proof backpack in middleschool, I have been passionate about advocating for ways to improve school safety protocolsin hopes of preventing future tragedies. My freshman year I […]

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March 5, 2025

By Meghan Bennett Mental health issues, when left unaddressed, can manifest in various ways that may compromise a student’s ability to learn and interact positively with peers and teachers. Research has shown that students who experience mental health challenges—such as anxiety, depression, and trauma—are more likely to face academic struggles, behavioral problems, and even engage […]

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September 16, 2024

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April 29, 2024

Reposted from Hunyuan Life Wellness Spa‘s website: At Hunyuan Life Wellness Spa, our commitment to wellness extends beyond our tranquil spa environment into the heart of our community in South Florida. Under the guidance of Dr. Yaron Seidman, we are proud to contribute to a cause close to everyone’s heart: the safety of our schools. […]

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January 24, 2024

Make Our Schools Safe Founder, Lori Alhadeff, was a special guest in The Motherhood Village Podcast hosted by Nicole Cumberbatch. In the episode titled “School Safety Advocacy with Make Our Schools Safe Founder, Lori Alhadeff“, Lori and Nicole talked about the initiatives that MOSS is firmly focused on, such as passing Alyssa’s law nationwide, establishing […]

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June 14, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas — Silent panic alert systems are now required in all Texas classrooms. On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott signed “Alyssa’s Law” which should improve emergency response times at schools and save students’ lives. Read the article on the following link: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/all-texas-classrooms-now-required-to-have-silent-panic-alert-buttons

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March 3, 2023

Lori Alhadeff discusses how the legacy of those killed in the Parkland shooting lives on through Make Our Schools Safe.

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November 4, 2022

Check out the videos from our 2nd Annual Make Our Schools Safe Golf Classic:

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November 2, 2022

Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, gave her victim impact statement in front of convicted killer Nikolas Cruz. Read the article on the following link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/mother-lashes-parkland-shooter-92561031

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October 26, 2022

Ashley Freedland remembers that Valentine’s Day in 2018. A seventh-grader, she was standing with a teacher outside her middle school when she heard there had been a school shooting in the community. That school was Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland. Read the article on the following link: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/helping-others/article267182321.html#storylink=cpy

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July 7, 2022

Lori Alhadeff discusses layers of school safety protection for CNBC:

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June 23, 2022

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law Thursday requiring New York school districts to consider installing silent panic alarms to directly alert authorities during emergencies. Read the article on the following link: https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/kathy-hochul-signs-alyssas-law-urging-ny-schools-to-install-silent-panic-alarms/

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June 23, 2022

New York schools will be required to consider installing silent panic alarms to alert police during an emergency under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Hochul. Read the article on the following link: https://www.nydailynews.com/2022/06/23/new-york-enacts-alyssas-law-encourages-schools-to-install-panic-buttons/

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April 20, 2022

Lori Alhadeff discusses how she advocates for tighter school security on the Counter Culture Mom Show with Tina Griffin. She talks about how she turned her anger into action after losing her 14-year-old daughter Alyssa during the Parkland school shooting in 2018, how she founded Make Our Schools Safe with her husband, a non-profit initiative […]

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March 21, 2022

Lori Alhadeff, Lori Kitaygorodsky & Alexa Kitaygorodsky of Make Our Schools Safe (MOSS) join the Morning Show with Mary Jacobsen.

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December 3, 2021

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January 26, 2021

  Lori Alhadeff was recently a guest on the Someone You Should Know Live with Stuart Sax of KVGI Media. She was invited to share the story behind her decision to co-found Make Our Schools Safe along with her husband, Ilan Alhadeff. She explains how her family’s loss was the beginning of the uphill climb […]

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December 3, 2020

  Make Our School Safe’s founder Lori Alhadeff had the opportunity to participate in Rave Summit 2020, an event put on by Rave Mobile Safety. Rave Mobile Safety is a company with a mission to improve safety standards across the board to ensure that all people are safe where they work, life, go to school […]

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October 26, 2020

  Hi! My name is Stephanie Vagelos, and I am the Make Our Schools Safe club president at Pompano Beach High School in Broward County, FL. After the school shooting tragedy that occurred on February 14th, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, I took action in order to prevent history from repeating itself. I reached out […]

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September 23, 2020

  February 6, 2019 and July 2, 2020… two days in history that, to most, were probably inconsequential. To Lori Alhadeff and her non-profit organization, Make Our Schools Safe, though, these moments in time are historic. First in New Jersey and then in Florida, Alyssa’s Law is now a permanent testament to the passion and […]

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August 27, 2020

  As a co-founder of the International School Recovery Forum, I am pleased to share a tremendous amount of information from schools around the world about operating in the COVID-19 environment. While few schools in the U.S. have reopened, many in Asia and Europe have. We have found that one of the most important components […]

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