Dear supporter,

With the end of the year fast approaching, we are thankful for your support of Stand with Parkland – The National Association of Families for Safe Schools.

It has been a busy year. Here are a few key highlights:

*
We
attended
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
Judiciary
Hearing
on
H.R.
8
"The
Bipartisan
Background
Checks
Act
of
2019"
in
February,
and
supported
its
passing
by
the
full
House.
*
We
met
with
Senator
Lindsey
Graham
(R-SC)
and
other
senators
on
Capitol
Hill
to
discuss
holding
a
hearing
on
Extreme
Risk
Protection
Orders
(also
known
as
"red
flag
laws")
in
February.
In
March,
we
were
invited
by
Senator
Graham
to
attend
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee
on
"red
flag
laws."
*
We
endorsed
the
Eagles
Act,
as
it
was
introduced
in
the
House
by
Congressmen
Ted
Deutch
(D-FL)
and
Mario
Diaz-Balart
(R-FL)
in
July.
The
same
bill
was
first
introduced
in
the
Senate
by
Senator
Chuck
Grassley
(R-IA)
in
April
2018
and
then
refiled
in
the
116th
Congress
with
bipartisan
support.
This
legislation,
named
for
the
Marjory
Stoneman
Douglas
High
School
Eagles,
will
expand
the
U.S.
Secret
Service’s
National
Threat
Assessment
Center
(NTAC)
with
a
greater
focus
on
school
violence
prevention.
*
We
testified
before
the
U.S.
Senate
Committee
on
Homeland
Security
and
Government
Affairs
to
make
schools
safer
in
July.
Our
treasurer
Tom
Hoyer
and
one
of
our
founding
members,
Max
Schachter,
called
for
more
funding
for
school
security,
federal
research
of
school
threat
assessments,
better
sharing
of
information
between
law
enforcement
and
other
agencies,
and
discussions
of
"red
flag
laws."
*
We
supported
Senator
Rick
Scott
(R-FL)
in
his
introduction
of
the
TIPS
Act
,
which
directs
the
FBI
to
share
threat
tips
it
receives
with
local
law
enforcement
to
help
ensure
action
is
taken.
This
is
an
effort
to
correct
one
of
the
many
failures
that
occurred
prior
to
the
Parkland
school
shooting.
*
We
traveled
the
country
with
the
U.S.
Secret
Service
promoting
their
new
report
analyzing
targeted
school
violence.
The
National
Threat
Assessment
Center
has
developed
ways
to
proactively
assist
communities
and
school
administrations
spot
a
troubled
person
and
get
them
help
before
an
attack
occurs.

But as we push for progress, we continue to be heartbroken by mass shooting events across the nation. There is a dire need for all Americans to come together to prevent school violence and save lives.

Next Tuesday, December 3, is Giving Tuesday, an international day of charitable giving where anyone, anywhere can make a difference. Stand strong against violence in America’s schools. Stand with Parkland this Giving Tuesday and help support our work on behalf of American families. [[link removed]]

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While we have accomplished so much this year, there is clearly more work to do. We will continue to advocate for school safety reforms with elected leaders on both sides of the aisle and on all levels of government to enact policies that will help keep students and staff safe at school.

-- Stand with Parkland



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