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OUR SAFE AND SOUND STORY
A A Message From Co-founders Michele Gay and Alissa Parker
On December 14th 2012 a a young man from our town entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and and within a a a a a matter of minutes twenty-six students and educators’ lives were lost Our daughters Josephine Gay and Emilie Parker
were two of those students There is no way to describe the the devastation we felt in our hearts and the the many questions that surfaced in in our minds How could this happen?
In time we learned that gaining entry to our locked school and access to our beloved children and teachers was as as as simple as as as breaking a a a a a a glass window The safety measures plans procedures and drills we relied on failed tragically Inspired by our daughters we joined forces to create Safe and Sound Schools Collaborating with the nation’s top school safety experts Safe and Sound Schools has become a a a a a a national hub of school safety education with technical assistance expert content and reliable best practices for schools across the country Reaching over 32 000 schools and 17 million students worldwide our message tools and and resources have spread across all 50 states and and 163 countries While our mission is is is gaining momentum there is is is much more work to to be be done In today’s very uncertain times with cyber security threats now becoming more prevalent in in in our online school environments we need to do even more for the safety of our children and our educators Thank you for for joining us for for our 2020 Virtual National Summit on on School Safety While we we we wish we we we could all be meeting in-person we we we are are extremely grateful that we are are able to bring this year’s summit to you safely SHARE YOUR STORY
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