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May 31, 2019
The evening of May 16, 2019 here in Parkland was unlike any other! The 1st Annual #LiveforAlyssa Make Our Schools Safe Benefit was held at The Parkland Golf and Country Club. With over 300 people (some guests traveled thousands of miles to attend) present, the evening was filled with entertainment, food, drink, and a beautiful […]
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May 28, 2019
The American University chapter of Make Our Schools Safe hosted their first annual “AU Live For Alyssa” event at American University on April 26th, from 3-7 pm. The event was run as a collaborative effort with MOSS AU, American University Police Department, Nando’s in Tenleytown, and Make Our Schools Safe. Alyssa Alhadeff was the daughter of […]
Friday, May 3, 2019 was a day for celebration at JP Taravella High School! MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFE donated $19,584 for STOP THE BLEED KITS today! Good work was done by all of the volunteers on hand who were able to help put together these life saving kits.
May 17, 2019
A lesson on what to do in the event of an active shooter:
April 23, 2019
by Loren W. Sheffer, C.O.O./Managing Partner, Hedge Tactical Solutions At 9:35 am on December 14th, 2012, Adam Lanza, who suffered from Asperger’s, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression, shot his way through a glass panel door at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut and murdered twenty children between the ages of six and seven […]
April 15, 2019
Westglades Middle School now has extra security, thanks to School PTO and Parkland parent Lori Alhadeff. Lori’s non-profit organization Make Our Schools Safe teamed up with Westglades Parent-Teacher Group to raise money for ballistic glass and added fencing to create a stronger single point of entry. “It’s a huge community effort that they can […]
April 8, 2019
By Nancy Kislin, LCSW, author of Lockdown: Talking To Your Kids About School Violence I sit down to write my weekly blog. One last look at my social media before I start to write… an alert grabs my attention. ‘Code Red’ issued for a high school in Coral Springs, FL, a school just miles from […]
April 5, 2019
Save 20% on Guard Dog Bulletproof Backpacks with the code “MOSS” and benefit the ongoing work of Make Our Schools Safe.
March 21, 2019
On March 20, 2019, Lori Alhadeff, founder of Make Our Schools Safe, was part of of Ignite Talks: From Grief to Belief, in Durham, North Carolina. Lori discussed her one year journey from being a grieving mother to a major proponent for school safety reform after her daughter was one of the tragic […]
March 12, 2019
Photo Credit: U.S. Army In a recent story by Ramin A. Khalili, CCCRP published on Army.mil, Lori Alhadeff discusses the importance of the “Stop the Bleed” campaign. To Lori, the campaign is a clear imperative. “Bleeding control training and equipment should now be mandatory for every school, teacher [and] student,” said Lori. MRMC’s “Stop […]
March 11, 2019
“I made the video for #TheFlower because I believe that the story of every family affected by gun violence is important to hear. While making the video and speaking to families, I was moved by the fact that gun violence has reached every corner of our society. Every family that I met told […]
March 4, 2019
This is Raquel, winner of the Alyssa Alhadeff Parkland Soccer Club Soccer Scholarship! Read her winning esssay below:
Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to Parkland, Florida! It is 2:20 pm and today we have a low of 71° and a high of 82°; seems like a bright sunny day with no rain showers. We are here with the killer of Alyssa Alhadeff, former student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who says today […]
March 1, 2019
We challenge you to make a video saying how YOUR VOICE IS YOUR POWER!
February 25, 2019
Feb 12, 2019 Broward School Board Member Lori Alhadeff Speaks One Year After Parkland Massacre on WLRN Public Radio and Television Feb 14, 2019 Dear Alyssa: A Parkland Mother’s Valentine’s Letter to Her Daughter by Greg Angel, Spectrum News 13 Watch the videos HERE, and HERE. Feb 14, 2019 Deerfield Beach […]
February 19, 2019
Join us at the 1St Annual MOSS #LiveForAlyssa Benefit on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Parkland Golf & Country Club Click here to join
February 14, 2019
On Tuesday, American journalist and host of CNN Newsroom, Brooke Baldwin teared up while reading Lori Alhadeff’s emotional letter to her daughter Alyssa, which honors Alyssa on the one year anniversary of the Parkland shooting. Emotional and genuinely upset, Baldwin said that she was going to try to get through the letter, which Lori […]
February 11, 2019
Image Courtesy: Dear World/One World Strong DearWorld.org is a non-profit organization that connects creators and communities to help people learn important things about each other. The organization, founded after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, is known for its distinct portrait style, where each person writes the first line of a meaningful story only they […]
February 8, 2019
On Feb 6, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed A764, also known as “Alyssa’s Law”, requiring all New Jersey public schools to install silent panic alarms that will alert law enforcement during emergencies such as an active shooter, or to employ an alternative emergency mechanism approved by the Department of Education. “Alyssa’s Law” will become […]
February 4, 2019
The local family-friendly magazine, The Parklander, dedicated its February cover to commemorate the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. As one of the most vocal school safety supporters and advocates, Lori Alhadeff, one of the founders of Make Our Schools Safe, was invited to share details on her mission for creating a safer […]
American University Make Our Schools Safe (AU MOSS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the safety measures in place to protect students, faculty and staff at American University and aims to educate this community regarding sound practices to prevent and respond to incidents of violence on school campuses. The founder, Mike Tauber, explains his […]
On January 31, 2019 the State Senate unanimously approved Alyssa’s Law, as reported by 6abc Action News. The bill is now in the hands of Governor Phil Murphy. Alyssa’s Law/A764 addresses the issue of law enforcement response time when a life-threatening emergency occurs. The law calls for the installation of warning lights and […]
January 2, 2019
In December, the founders of Make Our Schools Safe, Lori and Ilan Alhadeff, visited the White House at the invitation of President’s administration to discuss the President’s Federal School Safety report. The White House administration led by the President Donald Trump himself, welcomed Lori and Ilan Alhadeff, parents of Alyssa who tragically died in Marjory […]
December 27, 2018
Voices of change is an ongoing video project that shares the voice of everyone affected by the by the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The invitation to participate in the project is open to everyone who wants to share their grieving emotions as a result of the major […]
