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Be SMART volunteers brief Lakewood board on secure firearm storage program

Lakewood City School District Board of Education · March 17, 2026
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Summary

Be SMART volunteers outlined the district’s ongoing secure firearm storage outreach, noting the board passed a 2022 resolution endorsing the Be SMART messages and that free cable locks are available at the Lakewood Police Department.

Volunteers from the Be SMART secure firearm storage initiative told the Lakewood City School District board that the district’s outreach has become a model for connecting parents to practical steps to reduce child firearm injury and suicide risk.

Kathleen McGorry and Elise Lamparic explained the Be SMART framework — Secure, Model, Ask, Recognize, Tell — and said the board adopted a resolution in…

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