Wi-Fi in School: Health Effects and Action Steps

Wi-Fi in School Resources from Environmental Health Trust. 

These resources are online at https://ehtrust.org/wifi-in-schools-tool-kit/

HEALTHY CLASSROOMS


Our children, teachers, and staff deserve safe and health technology. Wi-Fi networks and cell phones create high density wireless radiofrequency exposures in classrooms. Research has found radiofrequency radiation associated with cancer, brain damage, headaches, memory problems and damage to the reproductive system. Safer solutions do exist that allow internet connectivity but without harmful wireless exposures.

Many schools in the USA and worldwide are replacing wireless with safe wired technology connections due to this research. Teacher unions are passing resolutions for safe technology. Oregon has passed a bill to study the health effects of Wi-Fi in school and the Maryland State Children’s Environmental Health And Protection Council issued the first-ever US state recommendations to reduce classroom wireless exposure.

PARENTS

• Your Questions Answered
• Parent Action Steps
• Letter to School Administrator
• PTAs Taking Action on Wi-Fi
• Youtube Playlist on Wi-Fi in School

TEACHERS

• Your Questions Answered
• Classroom Educational Materials
• Teacher Unions Taking Action on Wi-Fi
• Key Elements for Resolutions & Position Statements
• Action Steps for Educators and Unions 

SCHOOLS

• Checklist: How to Reduce School Wireless
• Collaborative for High Performance Schools LOW EMF Criteria
• List of Schools Banning Cell Phones
• List of Schools Reducing Wireless

SCIENCE

• Letters by Scientists to Schools
• Research on Wi-Fi Frequencies
• Children are More Vulnerable
• Screens Smartphones and Children
• Pregnancy

USA
Physicians for Safe Technology
Bioinitiative Letter on Wi-Fi in Schools
Dr. Moskowitz of the University of California
The ChildSafe School Grassroots Environmental Education
INTERNATIONAL
Wi-Fi in Schools UK
Wi-Fi in Schools Australia


Physicians’ Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment: Wi-fi Research Papers


BRIEFING DOCUMENTS

Safe Schools 2012: Medical and scientific statements on Wi-Fi in Schools

Wi-Fi in Canadian Schools: A Health and Safety Issue: Read a detailed document of peer-reviewed scientific studies (50) documenting potentially harmful biological effects of Wi-Fi frequency (2.4-2.45 GHz) at or below Health Canada’s Safety Code. (Note: Canada, Australia and US RF Limits are similar)

Environmental Health Trust 2015 Briefing on Wi-Fi in Schools

Child Safe School Briefing Documents Grassroots Environmental


On the Clear Evidence of the Risks to Children from Smartphone and WiFi Radio Frequency Radiation by Professor Tom Butler, University College Cork

BEST PRACTICES FOR SCHOOLS

Collaborative for High Performance Schools Low EMF Criteria

EHT’s Checklist for Schools How to Reduce EMF and Wireless

Best Practice Standards for Screen and Radiation in Schools by Cris Rowan, Dr. Lennart Hardell, Tarmo Koppel, Sveinn Kjartansson and Stella Saemundsdottir

Guidelines for Safer Use of Technology for Schools developed by Grassroots Environmental Education for the New York State Teachers Union

New Jersey Education Association “Minimize health risks from electronic devices” Article, PDF of Recommendations

These resources are online at https://ehtrust.org/wifi-in-schools-tool-kit/