ZeroNow unites stakeholders from across education, technology, and public safety to make a collective impact on school security.
No one is as effective as all of us.
Join the movement to share new ideas, drive innovation, and secure resources to fund school safety like never before. Together, we'll provide schools with the most effective means for preventing harm, with our Path to Safer Schools.
ZeroNow was born from a powerful vision rooted in the aftermath of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, a tragedy that deeply impacted Joe Samaha and inspired his commitment to making schools safer. Joe recognized that true, lasting safety in schools would only be possible if all stakeholders—educators, law enforcement, technology providers, designers, and policymakers—came together in collaboration.
Driven by this mission, Joe partnered with school safety technology pioneer Ara Bagdasarian, and award-winning designer Jeff McWeeney who shared his passion and helped turn this vision into reality. Together, they founded ZeroNow, a community dedicated to uniting school safety professionals and innovators to prevent harm and ensure safe learning environments for all.
ZeroNow operates under a Collective Impact Model with one common goal.
We bring together stakeholders to to tackle the challenges of school safety and build a lasting safer future for all.
