State Representative Chad Aull, D-Lexington, has announced plans to file Alyssa’s Law for the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session. The proposal aligns with Kentucky Safe Schools Week, which runs through October 26. Alyssa’s Law aims to enhance school safety by installing silent panic alarms in classrooms, allowing school personnel to quickly notify law enforcement during emergencies.
The law is named after Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, and has already been adopted in several states, including New Jersey, Florida, and Tennessee. Rep. Aull emphasized that while preventing safety issues is paramount, having rapid-response technology like panic alarms can be critical when dangerous situations occur.
The bill would require schools to implement this system, which could include wearable technology linked to law enforcement or administrators, similar to those used in Kentucky’s Meade County.
Aull highlighted that the cost would be minimal, but the benefit of enhanced safety and peace of mind for both parents and educators is invaluable.
Aull, a father of two school-aged children, expressed his commitment to ensuring that more districts in Kentucky have access to this potentially life-saving technology and the funding necessary to implement it statewide.