Alyssa’s Law and School Safety

Teaching Matters

In this episode, listeners meet Lori Alhadeff, founder of Make Our Schools Safe, and Will Fullerton, Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs at CENTEGIX (https://www.centegix.com). Lori discusses how the Parkland, Florida, school shooting resulted in the death of her daughter and led to the founding of Make Schools Safe. The organization promotes safety cultures in schools and advocates for Alyssa’s Law to be passed in each state. Will discusses the effectiveness of wearable “panic buttons” for teachers and school staff as well as the status of Alyssa’s Law nationwide. You can learn more information about Make our Schools Safe at: https://makeourschoolssafe.org