Every 48 hours, another American school faces a shooting threat. Lori Alhadeff buried her 14-year-old daughter Alyssa after Parkland—then refused to let it happen again. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go deep with Lori on silent panic buttons, rapid-response training, and why funding actually matters. No politics, no excuses—just what works when seconds count and kids’ lives are on the line.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) School shootings – the stat nobody wants to hear
• (03:09) Lori’s story – losing Alyssa at Parkland
• (05:37) Founding Make Our Schools Safe
• (07:17) Alyssa’s Law – silent panic alarms that save lives
• (09:57) Real challenges schools still face
• (14:01) How Alyssa’s Law actually gets passed and installed
• (18:19) Community involvement and spotting mental health red flags
• (31:58) Tech that cuts response time
• (36:21) Final push – what parents and students can demand right now
• (38:40) What we walked away knowing

Connect:

• Make Our Schools Safe – https://makeourschoolssafe.org
• Lori Alhadeff on X – https://twitter.com/LoriAlhadeff