Weston Wallace will never forget that frightful day last year. It was Halloween. About a dozen students were standing underneath a tree when lightning hit the tree, knocking them down.

"It hurt pretty bad, mostly in your chest, but my arms and legs were tingling pretty bad," said Wallce.

Fortunately, students' injuries were not serious.

"We were very, very lucky whenever lighting struck the tree. It not only blew up the tree; it blew up the sidewalk, dirt in the area and things like that," said Assistant Superintendent Jon Turner.

Since then school administrators haven't taken any chances. Students need to walk outside to get to their classes; that can't be avoided unless there's lightning in the area, but now teachers don't have to wait to see it.

The district invested in weather bug technology that sounds an alarm when lightning is close.

"If it's within six miles, no students are allowed outside under any circumstances," said Turner.

Wallace is happy to hear it.

"It's a lot safer," he said.

He hopes other students will never have to experience what he went through.

"People always talk about 'lightning doesn't strike twice' but we couldn't take that chance," said Turner.