Thursday, April 19, 2012

Parents Challenge Wi-Fi at Canadian Schools

Click headline for full text and video  September 8, 2010:  Children in Canada are reporting health effects from wi-fi in their classrooms.  Parents are challenging the school systems and demanding that it be removed.

Mary Garofalo of "16:9 The Bigger Picture" reports in this investigative piece on W-Fi in Canadian schools:



Removing the wi-fi is nearly as large of an expense as having it installed in the first place, but across Canada, schools are choosing to do so based on the growing concerns of their citizens and based on the trend in other countries.




 

What’s happening in other countries?

Sept. 2007 -  Germany (global headquarters of T-mobile) warns its citizens to avoid Wi-Fi for health reasons

April 2009 - France removes Wi-Fi from primary schools in the city of Herouville St. Clair, due to health risks

April 2009 - Teachers in UK call for immediate dismantling of Wi-Fi in schools due to health risks







Why can't DeKalb County, GA, and other U.S. school systems
learn from the examples in other countries
instead of repeating the same costly mistakes?


More recently, in February 2012, the Ontario English Catholic Teacher Association issued a position paper on wi-fi in schools.  It states wi-fi may present health risks and safety hazards.

If you agree that wireless technology is a convenience and not a necessity

worth putting our children and our neighborhoods in harm's way,

here is what you can do:


1.) Sign the GTCO-ATL petition:  www.thepetitionsite.com/1/GTCO-ATL. Your name can remain annoymous online and your contact information will not be shared with anyone.

2.)  Write to DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis at ceo@dekalbcountyga.gov and ask that he follow the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners and DENY any permits for cell towers on school grounds for T-mobile or the Board of Education.  Ask that T-mobile follow the ordinances already in place, just like any other company would have to do when submitting an application.

3.)  Write to the Georgia Governor using this form:  http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,165937316_166563415,00.html.  State that  you would like for him to VETO HB 1299 which is an attempt by lobbyists to trick the voting population in our county into approving (or stating they favor) something that is currently not allowed in Dekalb County. 

Want to do more?  Here are some other suggestions:


1.)  Bring this subject up in conversations with family and friends so they can learn about the dangers and take precautions when using cell phones and wireless devices, esp. near children.  Ask them to please vote on July 31 and to vote NO on any questions related to placing towers on school grounds.  Ask that they register to vote now, show up to vote on July 31, and vote AGAINST any incumbant who said "Yes" to cell towers.

2.)  Vote on July 31.  Say NO to cell towers on school grounds and Vote Against Any Incumbant who approved the towers (all except Donna Edler and Nancy Jester on the school board).

3.)  Check back here for breaking news and other updates (www.GETtheCELLoutATL.org).  Send us your letters and responses by BCC'ing us or forwarding them to us later.  Let us know if we can reprint them on our website.  We will not disclose your name.  Our email is sayno2celltowers@yahoo.com.

4.)  "Like" us on Facebook for even more up to date information:  https://www.facebook.com/Get.the.Cell.Out.ATL




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