• May 22, 2025

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In a significant move to enhance school safety, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Alyssa’s Law, marking another victory for Make Our Schools Safe founders, Lori and Ilan Alhadeff, in their effort to protect students from gun violence in schools across the country. This legislation will mandate and fund the implementation of panic alert buttons in public schools across the state of Washington.

Alyssa’s Law was created and named in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, a 14-year-old student who tragically lost her life in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Her parents, Lori and Ilan, became strong advocates for school safety improvements, collaborating with lawmakers to draft Alyssa’s Law, which has garnered bipartisan support across the country as the standard for school safety. The hope is that this legislation will significantly reduce law enforcement response times to life-threatening incidents, improving outcomes and preventing other families from experiencing a similar tragedy.

“I want to thank Washington lawmakers for making school safety a priority,” said Alyssa’s mother, Lori. “With the passage of this critical legislation, Washington joins a growing number of states committed to protecting students and educators. Time equals life, every time an alert is activated, that is Alyssa saving lives.”

The state of Washington has become the ninth state to pass Alyssa’s Law, joining New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma, and Georgia. If you want to support the mission of Make Our Schools Safe, visit makeourschoolssafe.org and make a donation today.

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Sources:

centegix.com/press-release/centegix-commends-legislation-as-washington-passes-alyssas-law/

makeourschoolssafe.org/