The School Safety
Policy Center
The Collective Advocacy Voice of
Professionals in School Safety
Twenty-three years have passed since the massacre at Columbine High School shocked the nation and exposed the deficiencies in safety measures and training on campuses. Since that horrible day, targeted violence on school campuses have touched almost every community in the United States.
Currently, there is no all-encompassing school safety coalition that advocates for all aspects of school safety. The School Safety Policy Center {SSPC} will be the first nonprofit organization to bring school safety professionals and advocates to speak together collectively with one voice.
Principles: SSPC’s members and supporters are united in three principles:
- School safety must be a year-round priority – not only after tragedy strikes;
- School safety is multidisciplinary – schools, teachers, parents, law enforcement, security companies, and mental health professionals all have essential roles to play; and
- School safety requires accountability, and transparency.
Advocacy: SSPC will advocate for federal and state appropriations and
grants to improve school safety. It will also fight for common sense
legislation to provide parents, educators, and local law enforcement the tools they need to make their schools safer and will engage in educator outreach and sponsor public awareness campaigns.
About Us
Max Schachter
Max Schachter is a leading school safety advocate who has turned his deepest pain into purpose. After losing his son Alex in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, Max made it his life mission to make schools safer. He is the founder and executive director of Safe Schools for Alex, and he will concurrently lead SSPC. He is a proven difference-maker who has helped make major improvements to school safety at the federal, state and local levels.
Bill McGinley
Contact us
We would like to schedule a call or meeting with you to discuss SSPC and its efforts to make schools safer. Please use the form to schedule a call or meeting. Thank you.
