By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times
GREEN BANK, W.Va. — When the National Radio Quiet Zone was established in 1958, wireless interference was not a concern, but in the past nearly 70 years, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds.
Now it’s nearly impossible to go a day without using technology, especially in the school system. During the COVID-19 pandemic. Pocahontas County Schools purchased devices for all students to use while they were learning remotely.
Those devices are used on a regular basis to this day, but there was a problem for Green Bank Elementary-Middle School. The devices require the use of WiFi, which was not allowed in the Green Bank area due to the Green Bank Observatory.
That is, until now.
Read more: https://pocahontastimes.com/boe-learns-of-gbo-plan-to-allow-wifi-in-green-bank/
