A powerful new PSA from Sandy Hook Promise is giving a
somber new meaning to Katy Perry's pop anthem "Teenage Dream."
It’s the latest thought-provoking video release from the
nonprofit whose purpose is preventing gun violence in schools.
Sandy Hook Promise tapped survivors of gun violence in
schools from around the country to recite the lyrics to the Perry tune. They
then reveal their physical scars and emotional torment from those horrific
events.
Dawn Lyons, vice president of marketing and programs for Sandy Hook Promise, said that turning
the lyrics on its head “could be so powerful” and that there are “real teenage
dreams that our kids are getting ripped away from them because of the threat of
gun violence.”
“We've heard very loud and clear from people watching this
that they're heartbroken over it and they don't want it to happen anymore,” Lyons said.
The video ends with the nonprofit's long-running message –
“School shootings are preventable
when you know the signs.”