My Daughter Never Came Home From School | MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY

SUBSCRIBE to Truly: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj WHEN "soccer mom" Lori dropped her daughter Alyssa off at school on Valentine's Day 2018, she could never have imagined it would be for the last time. At 14 years old, Alyssa was an "all-American girl" with a "zest for life" who was popular with her friends at school and a gifted athlete, captaining her soccer team. At home, Alyssa and her family - mom Lori, dad Ilan and brothers Robbie and Coby - "lived a very normal life" having moved to Parkland, Florida. As Lori told Truly: "I never had any concerns sending my kids to school, I always felt that they were safe." But when she received a text message on the afternoon of February 14th, 2018 telling her that there had been "shots fired" at Alyssa's school, Lori remembers an overwhelming sense that "something [was] drastically wrong." She drove through traffic to find "police officers everywhere" and Lori soon learned from another student that Alyssa had been "injured" in the school shooting. She recalls "just hoping that Alyssa would still be alive" - but when the FBI eventually called Lori and Ilan into a room, it was to give them "the worst news that a parent could ever receive." A former student had broken into the school, smashing a window to the classroom that Alyssa was in at the time - and, although Alyssa tried to hide under a desk, she "didn't have a chance." She was one of 17 victims who lost their lives at the school that day. As the local community came together in grief, Alyssa's family were arranging her funeral - a situation that Lori described as "one of the most horrific things one could ever go through." Visibly emotional, she told Truly: "It's just hard because [Alyssa] should still be here." This would soon become the motivation for Lori to "take action", establishing a national non-profit organisation called 'Make Our Schools Safe' (MOSS) which has fundraised almost a million dollars for school safety projects and "passed 'Alyssa's Law' in 10 states" requiring schools to install panic buttons that students can use to raise the alarm in an emergency. Through student-led clubs, Lori's organisation also empowers young people to foster a "culture of safety" in their schools and Lori has become a mentor to many - including intern, Nana, who has been "so inspired by Lori and her family's courage" that she hopes to "follow in her footsteps." With Nana's generation joining Lori's efforts, Alyssa's legacy appears to be in safe hands - as Lori concludes, "her memory will always be forever." Follow Lori & MOSS: https://makeourschoolssafe.org   / makeourschoolssafe17     / makeourschoolssafe     / lorialhadeff8     / makeourschoolssafe_   https://x.com/lorialhadeff    / @makeourschoolssafe   Credits: Videographer: Carlos de Varona Series Producer: Kim Nguyen Producer: Tom Buckman Casting Producer: Courtney Buabeng Editor: Alex Saunders 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - Meet Lori & Alyssa's Childhood 01:48 - Favourite Memories 02:40 - 14th February, 2018 05:04 - Final Moments With Alyssa 06:35 - Taking Action To Make Schools Safe 07:20 - Alyssa's Playground Get up to 73% off and 3 months for free when you sign up to NordVPN here: https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id... If you have an amazing story and want to appear on the show, please email [email protected] and the team will be in touch! For licensing and archive requests, please email the licensing team: [email protected] Click below to follow your favourite Truly shows on social media! TikTok: Truly -   / truly_show   Transformed -   / transformedshow   Love Don’t Judge -   / lovedontjudgeshow   Snapchat: Born Different - https://bit.ly/3XluKiQ Hooked On The Look - https://bit.ly/3Xi0UM6 My Extraordinary Family - https://bit.ly/3XkEDNJ Love Don’t Judge - https://bit.ly/3Z05bFe Transformed - https://bit.ly/45bDs3R Shake My Beauty - https://bit.ly/3Z18hZH Facebook: Born Different -   / borndifferentshow   Hooked On The Look -   / hookedonthelook   My Extraordinary Family -   / myextraordinaryfamilyshow   Love Don’t Judge -   / lovedontjudgeshow   Truly -   / trulyshow   Instagram: Truly -   / trulyshow   Born Different -   / borndifferentshow   Hooked On The Look -   / hookedonthelookshow   Love Don't Judge -   / lovedontjudgeshow   WhatsApp: Truly - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va7r... Born Different - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va7L... Love Don't Judge - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6n... My Extraordinary Family - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va7K...