You probably had a weird sound coming through your phone just the other day.
Around 2:00 p.m. eastern time, a national alert was sent out through all phones in the nation.
The alert was for testing the national Wireless Emergency Alert system (WEA).
The purpose of the alert is to maintain and improve alert and warning capabilities at the federal, state, local, and tribal/territorial levels.
Ironically, it’s the first year Bellwood-Antis students are allowed to have their phones in their pockets in class.
Not all teachers were taken by surprise.
“I prepared for it and actually taught about it afterwards,” high school civics teacher Mr. McNaul said.
Things like this could be considered a major disruption.
“It was a minor disruption but students knew it was coming. I thought they handled it well and got straight back to work,” high school English teacher Mr. Naylor said.
Even the students felt the disruption was mild.
It wasn’t that big of a disruption,” said freshman Isabella Caracciolo. “We all knew it was coming and it only lasted about 30 seconds.”
