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12 November 2011Parents pull kids from schools
Wi-Fi concerns spark protests
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... networks in schools at the Peterborough Board of Health meeting Wednesday, asking the board to use the "precautionary principle" and try to either eliminate Wi-Fi in schools or better regulate its use until more is known about its health effects. ...
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Berkeley City council last night unanimously authorized the City to post information regarding cellphone radiation on its public health website.
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Wifi-Free Wednesday
Parents in Canada are fed up with being given the brush-off from school board senior officials who will not listen to their concerns about wifi radiation in classrooms and from Health Canada who continues to stubbornly assert that wifi radiation is 'safe' for children. This is the rationale for Wifi-Free Wednesday that is being spearheaded by a coalition of Ontario parents who are proposing to keep their kids home every Wednesday for a mid-week body break from wifi RF. http://www.suite101.com/news/parents-raise-concerns-about-wireless-technology-in-schools-a394588
Parents across the globe who are concerned about their children's health and safety should to participate in Wifi-Free Wednesday and send a clear message to school boards everywhere that wifi radiation has no place a children's classrooms. Parents who oppose wireless, fully support the use of computer technology in the classroom with hard-wired connections.
Janice
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Parents across the globe who are concerned about their children's health and safety should to participate in Wifi-Free Wednesday and send a clear message to school boards everywhere that wifi radiation has no place a children's classrooms. Parents who oppose wireless, fully support the use of computer technology in the classroom with hard-wired connections.
Janice
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WIFI-FREE WEDNESDAY
The fundamental premise of Wifi-free Wednesday is for parents to be able to choose to give their children a mid-week 'body break' from the harmful biophysical and biochemical effects of wifi radiation that is now ever-present in Ontario schools by keeping them home from school on Wednesdays. Taking part in Wifi-free Wednesday will advantage Ontario school children who participate by reducing their body and brain stress from wifi radiation. This will allow them to complete the school week more refreshed and better able to concentrate. By reducing the body and brain stress brought about by the inescapable radio frequency radiation in the school landscape with a mid-week break, Wifi-free Wednesday can help children to consolidate their learning from the beginning of the week. This could create an educational advantage for Ontario children.
When children are in a learning environment with chronic wifi radiation this could create an 'acquired environmental learning disability'. For instance, scientific studies have shown that school children who are exposed to radio frequency radiation at levels that are 1000 times less than what Health Canada allows (at 1000 microW/cm2) have motor function, memory and attention deficits (0.16 microW/cm2 - Kolodynski 1996). And, at exposures that are 10,000 times less than what Health Canada says is safe, headaches, concentration and sleeping problems develop. (0.01 – 0.05 microW/cm2, Hutter, 2006; and 0.05 – 0.1 microW/cm2, Kundi, 2009) Therefore, when school children are in learning environments with chronic radio frequency radiation, this could in fact disadvantage them and perhaps even prevent them from attaining the best education possible, especially if the child already has a pre-existing learning challenge such as ADHD or autism.
This is a list of some reported scientific biological effects that could influence the learning and health of school children at levels that are vastly below Health Canada's 'safety' set point of 1000 microW/cm2:
1. Headaches, concentration problems, sleeping problems (0.01 – 0.05 microW/cm2, Hutter, 2006)
2. Headache, concentration/sleep problems and fatigue (0.05 – 0.1 microW/cm2, Kundi, 2009)
3. Negatively affected motor function, memory and attention of school children (0.16 microW/cm2 -Kolodynski 1996)
4. Changes in emotional behaviour from very low microwave exposure / free radicals
(0.8 – 10 microW/cm2, Akoev, 2002)5. Significant effect on immune function (1 microW/cm2, Fesenko, 1999)
6. Visual reaction time in children slowed with lower memory function in tests/altered immune function (4 – 15 microW/cm2, Chiang, 1989)
7. Impaired nervous system activity (5 – 10 microW/cm2, Dumansky, 1974)
8. Changes to the hippocampus of the brain (10 – 25 microW/cm2, Belokrinitsky, 1982)
9. Increase in serum cortisol/stress hormones (20 microW/cm2, Mann, 1998)
10. 18% reduction in REM sleep (important to memory and learning function (50 microW/cm2, Mann, 1996)
http://sagereports.com/smart-meter-rf/?page_id=404http://www.weepinitiative.org/news/Biological_effects_of_Radiofrequency_Radiation_C_Sage.pdf
Once parents begin to understand that their child could be 'disadvantaged' in a chronic wifi school environment due to decreased focus and concentration, increased hyperactivity, loss of motor function, memory and attention deficits, slowed visual reaction time, lower memory function in tests, 18% reduction of REM sleep necessary for memory and learning, fatigue and changes in the hippocampus of the brain which is responsible for the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, they will consider the choice of Wifi-free Wednesday as practical. Parents will not want to take the chance that their child's education could be disadvantaged. Of course, protecting children completely by hard-wiring internet connections thereby reducing radiation effects to almost zero in the public schools would be optimal and precautionary, but in the absence of school board cooperation, Wifi-free Wednesday is the only wise choice parents would have, unless families are rich enough to afford a full-time private school.
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A few years ago I hadn't really thought about wireless having harmful effects. But then this is what happened to me. I bought a wireless/wired router for my home network. I assumed you had to turn the WiFi option on. I didn't know it was on by default ...
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/09/18698500.php
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/09/18698500.php
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Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: Evidence for a Novel Neurological Syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21793784
Source
1Department of Neurology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: We sought direct evidence that acute exposure to environmental-strength electromagnetic fields (EMFs) could induce somatic reactions (EMF hypersensitivity). Methods: The subject, a female physician self-diagnosed with EMF hypersensitivity, was exposed to an average (over the head) 60-Hz electric field of 300 V/m (comparable with typical environmental-strength EMFs) during controlled provocation and behavioral studies. Results: In a double-blinded EMF provocation procedure specifically designed to minimize unintentional sensory cues, the subject developed temporal pain, headache, muscle twitching, and skipped heartbeats within 100 s after initiation of EMF exposure (p < .05). The symptoms were caused primarily by field transitions (off-on, on-off) rather than the presence of the field, as assessed by comparing the frequency and severity of the effects of pulsed and continuous fields in relation to sham exposure. The subject had no conscious perception of the field as judged by her inability to report its presence more often than in the sham control. Discussion: The subject demonstrated statistically reliable somatic reactions in response to exposure to subliminal EMFs under conditions that reasonably excluded a causative role for psychological processes.
Conclusion: EMF hypersensitivity can occur as a bona fide environmentally inducible neurological syndrome.
- PMID: 21793784
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EMR Education Program
The below programme looks great, but the question is how it is possible to put WiFi in schools and at the same time to teach the pupils to be careful of radiation. The problem is also as reading Samuel Epstein taught me (he refers to cancer specifically, this is a different case but same principle)- - exposing pupils and at the same time telling them they need to change their habits, is an attitude of blaming the victims.
Iris
Interactive education programme for primary schools is going to take place
in Israel with the goal of reduction of exposure of the pupils to electromagnetic radiation.
Shoham is the first city where the programme starts this week, about how to
use mobile phones with precaution, with "healthy" [sic] habits of preventive precaution
regarding EMR. This is part of the healthy lifestyle year that the education ministry declared on.
The target is to minimize children exposure to emr, and is based on the guidlines of the
env. ministry and the WHO.
The programme includes basic knowledge about radiation, radiation sources in the
pupils env, making radiation measurements and "healthy" [sic] use habits of the wireless
equipment.
The programme is delivered by Life Saver company with healthy cities network and
according to the env. ministry's guidelines. The programme was written by
Liran Raz, who does a doctorate in Haifa university with professional guide of
Dr. Noami Wax from the education school of Tel Aviv University.
The children will receive work pages to do missions at home,
in order to assimilate the precaution principles in the community and at home.
Chananit Weiss, manager of the env. quality dept. in the local council of Shoham
said that the children will study what EMR is, about the radiation sources in the pupil's env.,
[and how did it get to their env?...]
the difference between cellular and wireless phones, the microwave and the electric quipmemt
and will get to know the measurement devices.
The programme is composed of 4 meetings during an hour, Liran Raz will teach them,
he said the pupils have an important role in raising the awareness to the subject,
by practising at home. At the end they will receive a certificate of "safe env. from radiation"
The programme will be presented in a conference in Jerusalem on Dec 15.
The programme is part of the env. quality year in Shoham, initiated by chairman of
a guiding committee for "Shoham healthy year", Amir Taar.
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EMF Ignorant Retired Teacher?
He appears to have failed to learn about the health effects of electromagnetic radiation ( www.bioinitiative.org ) and failed in his letter to the editor.
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The Link Between Wireless Technology and the Rise in Autism
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What Doctors Don't Tell You.
Mobile phones do cause brain tumours, major study finally confirms ...
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A paper has been published in the peer-reviewed British Journal of School
Nursing, entitled 'Discussing mobile phone safety with young people'. It
includes safety tips for students, some science and links to the Council of
Europe resolution, NHS recommendations and the Wifiinschools 'wireless
technologies and young people' document. It shows a copy of the Radiation
Research Trust 'Saving the Male' campaign poster.
Abstract:
The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend that children and young people under the
age of 16 years use mobile phones for essential purposes only. But many young
people use their mobile or smart phones throughout the day and keep them
switched on close to their bodies during the night. Simple steps to reduce
exposure to the electromagnetic fields emitted from wireless gadgets may help to
protect long-term health. Raising awareness of wireless technology safety allows
young people to make informed choices and to take responsibility for this area
of their health and wellbeing.
Sarah Starkey
British Journal of School Nursing,Vol. 6, Iss. 9, 11 Nov 2011, pp 434 - 438
link: http://www.school-nursing.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/article.html?uid=87718;article=BJSN_6_9_434_438
Nursing, entitled 'Discussing mobile phone safety with young people'. It
includes safety tips for students, some science and links to the Council of
Europe resolution, NHS recommendations and the Wifiinschools 'wireless
technologies and young people' document. It shows a copy of the Radiation
Research Trust 'Saving the Male' campaign poster.
Abstract:
The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend that children and young people under the
age of 16 years use mobile phones for essential purposes only. But many young
people use their mobile or smart phones throughout the day and keep them
switched on close to their bodies during the night. Simple steps to reduce
exposure to the electromagnetic fields emitted from wireless gadgets may help to
protect long-term health. Raising awareness of wireless technology safety allows
young people to make informed choices and to take responsibility for this area
of their health and wellbeing.
Sarah Starkey
British Journal of School Nursing,Vol. 6, Iss. 9, 11 Nov 2011, pp 434 - 438
link: http://www.school-nursing.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/article.html?uid=87718;article=BJSN_6_9_434_438
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Pulse modulated 900 MHz radiation induces hypothyroidism and apoptosis in thyroid cells: A light, electron microscopy and immunohistochemical study
Only 20 minutes of exposure to 900 MHz pulsed radiation can affect thyroids. This is the type of radiation and frequency associated with smart meters and cell phones.
Sharon
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…this is unreal timing. Since my son's junior high school turned it's Wi-fi on last Christmas, his marks dropped by 20%, teachers complained his attention span is really short, he's moody and tired. We have no Wi-fi, Dect phones, anything here at home with RF. Our utility meter is still an analog meter.
I talked to some of the teachers about EHS and they quietly believe in it. Since the summer, my son has thyroid problems and is taking Synthroid….I think I'm paying a visit with the parent council next week and starting the fight.
Grant Binder
Certified Master Electrician
and EMF Consultant
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