Innovative Security Device Means Students in Danger No Longer Have to Call 911

With students set to return to school soon, a life-changing security device is providing peace of mind to students and their parents
By: www.edu-protect.com
 
CHICAGO - July 18, 2014 - PRLog -- The statistics on crime against students must not be ignored. For example, according to research (http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/sv-datasheet-a.pdf) from the Department of Health and Human Services, nearly one in five women is the victim of sexual assault or an attempted assault while attending college. The White House even set up a dedicated task force earlier this year to address the problem.

A parent shouldn’t have to live in fear of the life of their child when they’re away and that’s why a team of Chicago-based designers have developed the new EduProtect (http://www.edu-protect.com/) device, available now on Indiegogo.

EduProtect is the only system that allows people to instantly alert police of an emergency without having a phone in their hand.When facing danger on or off campus, students can simply push the button on the wireless hand-held remote to activate the EduProtect app which automatically transmits their personal profile and GPS location to the local police.

Police can then send help to their exact location and know who they’re looking for. Once activated, EduProtect also starts recording audio and video which can be used as evidence. Once deactivated, it immediately stops tracking users.

The team of EduProtect developers all attended Northern Illinois University (NIU) and decided to develop the safety device following random acts of violence they experienced on and off campus. They were especially motivated to take action following the tragic murder of NIU art student, Antinette “Toni” Keller, as she walked near the campus in October 2010, as well as a campus shooting in February 2008 that killed five students.

The CEO of EduProtect, Joe Parisi, says: “No student should have to experience violence when attending school and no parent should have to live in fear when their child is away at school. Toni Keller’s life was taken in the middle of the day on campus and there’s nothing anyone could do about it. She didn’t have the ability to dial 911 and there were no emergency call towers within reach. That’s why we created EduProtect. It’s a simple, yet powerful way, for students to stay safe.”

Support the EduProtect campaign

EduProtect has one goal: arming every person in the country with an EduProtect to increase the speed of communication to emergency responders. In order to do this, they must mass produce the devices. A target of $20,000 will allow then to manufacture thousands of EduProtect that will be used to protect students all over the country.

EduProtect is available for institutions and individuals, with a range of packages available. For example, a device with six months of service costs $30 through its Indiegogo campaign. What’s more, for every 12-month EduProtect purchase, a device will be donated to a Chicago Public High School student. Click here to support this life-changing campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/eduprotect-the-smalles...

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