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Our Emmy award-winning "Back-to-School Essentials" PSA launched several years ago and became a viral sensation that is still relevant today. As students begin a new school year, we must take action to #ProtectOurKids. School shootings are preventable when you know the signs.
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The most important stories are sometimes the ones that never make the news.
No sirens. No breaking news. Just another ordinary school day.
Earlier this month, a student saw the warning signs, said something, and helped prevent a planned school shooting.
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What a week! 💚 From classrooms to hallways, schools across the country showed what it looks like to make connection and belonging part of the school day.
Thank you to every school, educator, student, and SAVE Promise Club that made #StartWithHelloWeek 2026 one for the books!
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What does it mean to avert a school shooting? It means someone noticed the signs. Someone spoke up. And people took action before it was too late.
Our 20th credible averted school shooting is proof that prevention is possible.
#SaySomethingSavesLives #ProtectOurKids #KnowtheSigns
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Hello can sound different, but its message is universal! piped.video/0H66RI9wjX0?si=7M-r… via @YouTube
As part of Start With Hello Week, students at @RockQuarryElem learned how to say “hello” in many different languages. With students representing a variety of cultures and countries, it was a fun way to celebrate the school’s diversity while learning how to make everyone feel welcome and included.
Start With Hello Week, an initiative of @sandyhook, encourages students to reach out, build connections and help create a school community where everyone feels like they belong.
Sometimes, creating a connection starts with just two simple words: Hello! @MikeDaria @csparks04 @ESPNupe @bamaEMW @TerriCeleste1 @MathNEWelS @tidecam
#StartWithHello #SandyHookPromise #RockQuarryElementary #TCS #TuscaloosaCitySchools #Inclusion #Belonging #SchoolCommunity
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One hello at a time. 💚 #StartWithHelloWeek
We were a SEA OF GREEN today! 💚🌊
Our Stingrays came together to celebrate Start With Hello Week AND Resiliency Day! Since many of our 3rd–5th graders will be off campus on a field trip tomorrow, we celebrated Resiliency Day a little early.
As part of Sandy Hook Promise’s Start With Hello Week and our Resiliency Day activities, our cross-age buddies connected to work, create, and learn together. These special partnerships help build relationships, strengthen connections, and create a true sense of community across our school. 💚
Different grade levels. One Stingray family. 💚🌊
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AHS students & staff celebrated Start With Hello week w/ “Wear Green Wednesday” to show our school Unity.
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A simple hello can be the difference between a student feeling alone and feeling seen. That's what Sandy Hook Promise's Start With Hello week is all about. As Superintendent, this message is deeply personal to me after bringing this vital program to Ferguson Senior High.
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On this day last year, 4 people were killed, and seventeen were injured during a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the entire community on this one-year remembrance.
#HonorWithAction #Remembrance #EndGunViolence
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Start with Hello Week!
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At GFE, we promise to start each day with a “hello” to someone new.
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Our students came to say hello 💛 @sandyhook #StartWithHello #SaddleUpForSuccessatCJF #YourBestChoiceDrCarlosJFinlayElementary #YourBestChoiceMDCPS #CJF
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Today I had the chance to talk with Kate Snow on NBC News about the school shootings we don’t hear about: the ones that never happen.
We’ve now confirmed the 20th planned school shooting prevented through @sandyhook Promise’s Say Something Anonymous Reporting System.
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Possible School Shooting in Arksansas Thwarted by Sandy Hook Promise Anonymous Tip Line people.com/sandy-hook-tip-li…
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Possible School Shooting in Arksansas Thwarted by Sandy Hook Promise Anonymous Tip Line people.com/sandy-hook-tip-li…
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#SandyHookPromise has now helped avert its 20th school shooting through our Say Something Anonymous Reporting System.
Twenty times, someone saw the signs. Twenty times, someone chose to speak up. And twenty times, a potential tragedy was stopped before anyone was harmed.
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👋 Start With Hello Week starts today!
A hello can be the start of a conversation. A conversation can be the start of a connection. And connection can help someone feel like they belong.
Don't forget to tag us in your #StartWithHelloWeek celebrations all week long!
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September is #SuicidePreventionMonth, and youth suicide remains a serious concern.
By learning the signs, taking concerns seriously, and knowing when to step in, we can help connect young people with the support they need.
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📢 Next week is Start With Hello Week!
It's not too late to jumpstart the Start With Hello movement in your community.
Register now to join us for Start With Hello Week, September 21-25, 2026!
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#StartWithHello #ProtectOurKids
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Every child deserves the chance to grow up safe, supported, and full of promise.
Join more than 13.5 million people who have made the Promise to #ProtectOurKids from gun violence.
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#MakethePromise #SandyHookPromise #HonorWithAction
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#StartWithHelloWeek, a @sandyhook event dedicated to making new social connections and creating a sense of belonging among youth, will be held Sept. 21-25.
Register your public school unit: sandyhookpromise.org/what-we…
#CFSS #NCSaferSchools #StudentEngagement
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Thank you to @Semafor for hosting today's Youth Wellbeing Policy Forum and to everyone who joined the conversation. Every child has a unique experience, which is why we need comprehensive solutions that empower families and meet each young person where they are – and why all platforms where young people spend time should adopt online safeguards.
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