A number of female pupils have been learning about ways to stay safe, including an app that can turn mobile phone into a body cam and panic button. Pupils at Meden School, Warsop, were informed about the Hollie Guard app during an educational workshop and shown how the free app can be discreetly activated to record evidence in real time.
Following the workshop, which was part of the £300,000 Safer Streets campaign for the Warsop area, 75 per cent of those who attended the session signed up for the app. The Safer Streets campaign is being delivered by Mansfield District Council, Nottinghamshire Police, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and other support agencies in the area.
As part of the campaign, a year's free access to the Holly Guard Extra app is being paid for, which is an enhanced version of the free app. This version of the app gives users 24/7 access to a professional police-approved monitoring team, who are able to send help if needed.
