K-12 School Safety: Sandy Hook and the Safety Gaps Schools Can’t Afford to Miss

No school ever wants to say, “We did everything we could.”
But if that day ever comes—make sure it is true.

In the first webinar of our School Safety Series, Navigate360 (proud school safety partner of NCEA) welcomes Michele Gay, co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools, as she shares her deeply personal story about Sandy Hook and her mission to help schools build safer, more prepared communities.

Joining her is Navigate360 safety expert Thom Jones, who will expose where school safety efforts often fail—not from lack of care, but from fragmentation, inconsistency, and disconnected systems.

Because here’s the truth: a collection of point solutions is not a safety strategy.

This candid conversation will focus on:

• Where school safety systems break down
• How layered, connected protection prevents gaps from becoming tragedies
• What it takes to build sustainable, comprehensive safety ecosystems—not patchwork plans

If you are responsible for student safety, you’ll especially want to join us on April 15 at 2 PM ET.

Because “good enough” is not good enough when it comes to kids.