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The Parklander shares Lori’s Dream to Make Our Schools Safe

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)

February 4, 2019

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 […]

Alyssa’s Law Unanimously Approved by the State Senate

February 4, 2019

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 […]

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Founders of Make Our Schools Safe Visited the White House

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 […]

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Voices of Change: The Great Gun Debate features the voice of Lori Alhadeff

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 […]

Sun-Sentinel: The proposal for silent panic alarm to link school buildings with law enforcement under Senate measure

December 27, 2018

Good news for all activities for safer schools. Last Wednesday, the “Alyssa’s Law” proposal issued by Sen. Lauren Book, was filed under the Senate measure during a legislative session that will start in March 2019, reports Sun-Sentinel. The proposal requires silent panic alarms that will link school buildings with law enforcement in emergency situations. The […]

Big players with even bigger hearts: Allen Hurns supports Make Our Schools Safe

December 27, 2018

The humanity of the NFL players has been truly captivating our hearts. Once again, NFL stars had the chance to bring attention and raise funds to causes and groups that are close to their hearts and that they believe should be important for everyone in the United States through NFL’s campaign “My Cause, My Cleats”. […]

Will the Federal Government Make Our Schools Safe?

May 4, 2018

In the This Week in South Florida show on the Local 10 News, Parkland parents Lori Alhadeff and Ryan Petty are having an in-depth discussion about the draft report of the Federal Commission on School Safety which was presented to President Donald Trump. Several hot topics are discussed – such as the mental health evaluations, […]

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Today.com: Mother of slain Parkland student: ‘We are fighting to make our schools safe again’

March 13, 2018

Megyn Kelly TODAY welcomes Lori Alhadeff, mother of 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, one of 17 students and faculty slain last month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “I knew there was something wrong with Alyssa,” she says, but she had to wait nine hours to find out she was dead. Read the article […]

ESPN.com: For grieving family and friends of Alyssa Alhadeff, U.S. women’s soccer provides joyous interludeESPN.com:

March 7, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. — There was still dirt on the cleats. There hadn’t been time to clean it off that night, the night before Valentine’s Day. The Parkland, Florida, club soccer team that Alyssa Alhadeff played for and captained needed to squeeze in an extra game because of a scheduling logjam, so they played into the […]

BuzzFeedNews.com: This Is What A 14-Year-Old Girl Left Behind After She Died In A Mass Shooting

March 6, 2018

Freshman Alyssa Alhadeff’s bedroom is as she left it, with all the signs of a high school life: textbooks, nail polish, soccer cleats, and a sparkly dress in her closet from an important day. A mom, a dad, two little brothers, a soccer team, a desk, a box of nail polish, cleats, a silver dress she […]

DailyVoice.com : Alyssa’s Law – Panic Alarms May Go In New Jersey Schools

March 5, 2018

A proposed bill to install panic alarms and red emergency lights in New Jersey schools honors former Woodcliff Lake teen Alyssa Alhadeff who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. Read the article on the following link: https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/news/alyssas-law-panic-alarms-may-go-in-new-jersey-schools/734160/

CNN.com: Victim’s mom begs Trump: Do something!CNN.com:

February 15, 2018

The mother of one of the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida makes a passionate plea to President Trump. Read the article on the following link: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/02/15/victims-mother-trump-do-something-florida-shooting-sot-nr.cnn

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