- Prevent 2 Protect, a gun violence prevention project, launched at MSU following the Oxford High School shooting.
- Prevent 2 Protect, which has previously served three different regions across the state including Ingham County, has expanded to Wayne County.
- Video shows perspectives from two workers with the program, including former Okemos School Board President Mary Gebara.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
I’m your MSU Neighborhood Reporter Colin Jankowski. Following the deadly shooting at Oxford High School in 2021, Michigan State University started what’s called the Prevent 2 Protect project. The goal is to prevent similar violence in schools. And it’s made an impact here in my neighborhood.
“There’s so much that goes into creating a safe environment,” Marge Gebara said. “It’s not just one thing.”
Mary Gebara previously served as the Okemos School Board president and saw the Prevent 2 Protect project put into practice in the district firsthand.
She says most security measures only get you so far.
“As much as you do from the school side, as much as you put in place, as many checks and balances as you create, it’s still not enough,” Gebara said.
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