Her parents, John-Michael and Ellen Keyes created a foundation in her memory promoting school safety. "I Love U Guys" is a foundation that is helping schools, helping students and helping communities.
During the time she was held hostage, Emily sent her parents text messages... "I love you guys" and "I love u guys. k?" Emily's kindness, spirit, fierce joy, and the dignity and grace that followed this tragic event define the core of The "I Love U Guys" Foundation.
The mission of "I Love U Guys" was created to restore and protect the joy of youth through educational programs and positive actions in collaboration with families, schools, communities, organizations and government entities.
After extensive research, The "I Love U Guys" Foundation developed the Standard Response Protocol (SRP), a classroom response to any school incident.
You can find out more about this foundation on their Facebook page and their website at http://www.iloveuguys.org/ .
Many articles will talk about the dangers of texting, text rage, driving and texting etc. Here is one time that a text message is considered priceless in a strangely positive way. Ellen and John-Michael Keyes are commended for taking this horrific incident and bringing out the positive side of it. Changing lives, creating school safety and most of all, sharing their story to promote awareness to the need of schools, teachers, communities, authorities and parents banning together for the sake of our children.
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