A Model Letter Drafted by Katie Singer
To School Superintendents, Principals, Board Members,
Faculty, Staff and Parents
from Anyone Concerned About Children's Health
Date
Your Address
Your Phone Number
To Superintendent ____, Board Members, Faculty, Staff, Parents and Students:
I/We write with deep concern for the health and wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff.
I/We believe that computers and the Internet bring great benefits to
education. Recently, I/we have learned that electromagnetic radiation
(EMR) emitted by wireless technologies can harm health. In fact,
underwriters A.M. Best and Lloyds of London advise insurance companies
not to ensure against damages to health caused by wireless devices.
Swiss RE rates exposure to electromagnetic fields higher than any other
emerging risk.1
Because children's skulls are thinner than adults skulls, and because
their brains are still developing, children are especially vulnerable to
EMR emitted by cell phones, Wi-Fi, routers, cell towers and other
wireless technologies. 2,3 Pregnant teachers4 as
well as students, staff or parents with medical implants (i.e. cardiac
pacemakers, insulin pumps or deep brain stimulators) are especially
vulnerable.5
Digital cell phone users who begin using a cell phone as teenagers or younger increase their risk of brain cancer by 420%.6
For every one hundred hours of cell phone use, the risk of brain cancer
increases by 5%. For every year of cell phone use, the risk of brain
cancer increases by 8%.7
In 2006, schools in Simcoe County in Ontario, Canada installed Wi-Fi. At
least fourteen of the District's students became ill with speeding
heart rate, fatigue and headaches. Two teengers had cardiac arrests and
went on heart medication. "Now," Rodney Palmer, spokesman for the Simcoe
Safe School Committee, reported to Canada's Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Health in 2010, "every school in Simcoe County has its own
defibrillator, as though teenage heart attacks are normal."
Whenever possible, I/we believe in practicing First, Do No Harm, especially regarding children.
To operate, iPads require EMR-emitting routers in classrooms and in our
homes. In buildings or homes with metal roofing or aluminum siding, the
EMR emitted by wireless devices gets trapped and intensifies occupants'
exposure.
When computers and Internet access are hardwired, users are safer.
What else could we do to educate our community and reduce our EMR exposure?
In Germany, students can measure their phones' EMR emissions with
"phantom heads," then compare these emissions with government standards
and lists that describe the kind of adverse health impacts expected with
exposure to such radiation. France has recently banned Wi-Fi in nursery
schools and on school grounds. A Bay Area physician has offered an
EMR-lowering protocol that has resulted in significant improvements in
the behavior, sleep and digestion of children with autism and ADHD.8
The Israeli Supreme Court is considering banning Wi-Fi in schools. To
address its 24 million Internet-addicts under 18, China has established
250 military-style boot camps. To prevent addictive behavior and support
developing brains, the Taiwanese government will fine anyone who
exposes children under two to television, an iPad or any other device
with a screen $2000.)
Thank you for your work in creating a healthier world for our children and ourselves. Thank you for considering these issue.
Sincerely,
Your Name(s)
References:
[1].
click here;
"Emerging Technologies Pose Significant Risks with Possible Long-Tail
Losses," Best's Briefing, Feb. 14, 2013.
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