CLEVELAND — More than two years after her death, Alianna DeFreeze's legacy will continue.
A new law, called the 'Alianna Alert', takes effect Friday, requiring schools to alert parents within a timely manner if their student is absent.
The law comes after DeFreeze, 14, vanished as she was en route to school in January 2017. Police later found her body in a vacant Fuller Avenue home.
DeFreeze's killer, Christopher Whitaker, was convicted and sentenced to death for the crimes.
DeFreeze's parents said they never received word from Alianna's school that she failed to show that day, meaning her mother didn't report her as missing until that evening. The DeFreeze family has since sued the school and pushed for legislation in Alianna's memory.