Delco Lawmaker's Bill Calls For Silent Panic Buttons In Classrooms

HARRISBURG, PA —State Rep. Lisa Borowski said Monday Pennsylvania continues to suffer under a lack of gun regulations on the state and federal levels to prevent school shootings.

“That’s why I’ve joined three colleagues in introducing a version of “Alyssa’s Law,” which would require or permit schools to install silent panic alarm buttons in classrooms,” said Borowski, who represents Radnor, Newtown, Middletown, and Edgmont townships.

Borowski joined State Reps. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiuz, Justin Fleming, and Kyle Donahue propose legislation that would require schools to put panic alarms in classrooms.

The lawmakers said at the federal and state levels, the threat of a school shooting burdens parents, students, and teachers every weekday.

Alyssa Alhadeff was only 14 years old when she was murdered in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Since the shooting that took her life along with the lives of 16 others, Alyssa’s parents and fellow advocates have been fighting for the passage of Alyssa’s Law in every state.

These panic alarms would be directly linked to law enforcement responders and signal a life-threatening emergency.
During a school shooting, every second matters, Borowski said.

"By passing Alyssa’s Law, we would be providing for safer classrooms, faster response times, and more lives saved during school shootings," Borowski said.

The bill is in the state House Committee on Education and the Workforce.