All over the United States, many people are worried about their electronic devices, such as televisions, phones, and watches going off and many people are confused why this is happening, and if it is even real.
“I think it is fake, false advertisement, nothing will happen. I will be keeping my phone on.” Sophmore Maila Carpenter said.
Some teachers at Tupelo High School are interested to see how this will affect class today.
“I will not be powering off my phone, I am going to be joining in on the excitement of every child’s cell phone going off at blasting volume and we will bask in the noiseful dissonance.” Science Teacher Sally McCullough said.
Rest assured, the alert is real, harmless, and far more important than people realize. The alert is supposed to serve as a test of the nationwide alert system, and is not meant to warn anyone of an actual emergency.
“The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are running the test in preparation for actual emergencies. The aim of the test is to ensure the emergency messaging system is running smoothly in the event Americans are threatened by natural disasters, terrorism or other dangers to public safety.” As stated on NPR.org
more information on this topic can be found in the article listed above and at FEMA’s official press release.
