--- title: Learning From Parkland - NAIS Annual Conference, 2019 — Chris Joffe description: We listen to those who’ve endured the crises we’re working to prevent. 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I’ve had the opportunity to hear Lorena’s story several times, now. Each time I listen to her share the experience of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas’ active shooter event from Valentines Day 2018, I learn something different - something more. The first time I heard her, I heard this powerful and inspirational young woman describe an incident through a lens we’d always wanted to explore; the student’s perspective. In listening to her, we built nuances into our trainings around lockdown and active shooter and deeply examined how we could improve the experience of a student during a lockdown event. This year, at the [National Association of Independent Schools’](https://www.nais.org/) Annual Conference, I got to share that story side by side with her and cause school leaders from around the country to explore this imperative perspective. 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