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
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