Retired World Health Organization Director States Wireless Has Health Effects

Retired World Health Organization General-Director Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland

"Wireless Technology has Health Effects There is no Doubt "

On Friday the 14th of August 2015, retired World Health Organization  General-Director and Prime Minister of Norway, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland was interviewed by the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.  One of the issues raised in the interview was her current thoughts on wireless radiation. Her statement was crystal clear. 

Why are so many retired officials speaking out on this? 

The former CDC Director Dr. Christopher Portier also spoke out on this two months ago. 

He presented "The Precautionary Principle Should be Invoked for RF-EMF" at a conference. 

 Dr Portier was Director of the National Center for Environmental Health and the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at CDC.  Prior to his work at CDC, Dr. Portier was the Associate Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences at NIH and Associate Director of the National Toxicology Program. Dr. Portier served as the CDC expert on the 31-member IARC expert working group that declared radiofrequency wireless radiation "possibly carcinogenic" to humans in 2011. Read More 

Wi-Fi in School ADA Federal Complaint Against School After Child Fell Sick From Wireless Installation

Breaking: 8/12/2015 Federal complaint seeks injunctive relief for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and damages for breach of contract and negligence. 

Parents Call For the Removal of the Wi-Fi System at Massachusetts School. 

Please Download the Filed Complaint HERE. 

After more robust School Wi-Fi was installed in Spring 2013, a 12 year old boy started to experience troubling symptoms, which he reported to his parents when he came home from school. These included severe headaches, itchy skin, and rashes. The school nurse indicated that various children in the same classes were reporting increased headaches, dizziness, nausea and chest pressure. The symptoms were present whenever he was at school. 



Key Points in the Complaint: 

The child was diagnosed with Electrical Hypersensitivity (EHS) after several tests. The complaint cites the symptoms of EHS from wireless exposure as "severe headaches, fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances, skin symptoms such as prickling, burning sensations and rashes, muscle aches, nausea, nose bleeds, dizziness and heart palpitations. Parents brought the issue to the schools attention. 

The school instructed the nurse that legally they are not obligated to be concerned about Wi-Fi radiation even though other children were having similar symptoms.

According to the the United States Access Board  "Measures taken to improve indoor environmental quality, such as reducing air pollution, noise and electromagnetic fields in buildings, will increase their accessibility for people with asthma and/or electromagnetic sensitivities, as well as provide a more healthful environment for all building occupants."

The complaint states that the school has failed to provide reasonable accommodations for the child as required by the ADA. 

“According to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability laws, public and commercial buildings are required to provide reasonable accommodations for those disabled by chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities.”

The parents offered to pay themselves for non-disruptive accommodations such as hardwiring the internet with ethernet connections  and the school declined. 

The school insisted that the Wi-Fi system complies with Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) radiofrequency radiation guidelines adopted in 1996 despite the EPA clarifying that such regulations do not apply to long-term Wi-Fi exposures in schools. 

The Fay Board of Trustees received four letters  from scientific experts in electromagnetic fields.

"I must, as a public health physician, advise minimizing these exposures as much as possible. Indications are that cell phones and wireless technologies may turn out to be a serious public health issue, comparable to tobacco, asbestos, DDT, PCBs, pesticides and lead paint, or possibly worse given the ubiquitous nature of the exposures."
-Dr. Carpentar, Director, Institute for Health and the Environment, University of Albany

Compliance with FCC guidelines, thus, unfortunately, is not in any way an assurance of safety today, as the guidelines are fundamentally flawed. Until the guidelines and
advisories in the U.S. are updated, the intelligent thing for your Board of Trustees to do is to exercise the Precautionary Principle and hard wire all internet connections.
- Dr.  Martin Blank, Columbia University  
  

"We know that the heart is sensitive to and can be adversely affected by the same frequency used for Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) at levels a fraction of federal guidelines (less than1%) and at levels that have been recorded in two Ontario schools with Wi-Fi technology. "

-Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra, Cardiologist. M.D., F.A.C.C, F.A.C.N., C.N.S 

"Radiation of the kind emitted by WiFi transmitters impacts attention, memory, perception, learningcapacity, energy, emotions andsocial skills. Thereisalsodiminished reactiontime, decreased motor function, increased distraction, hyperactivity, and inability to focus on complex and long-term tasks. In some situations, children experience cardiac difficulties. "

-Dr. Olle Johansson, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute,  

Download letters HERE. 

Local and International Press coverage 
School's Wi-Fi Making Son Sick, Parents Say In Lawsuit - CBS Local 
Family sues Fay School in Southboro, claims Wi-Fi made son ill- Telegram
Parents Sue School, Claim Wi-Fi Makes Son Sick -Yahoo Parenting
Parents sue elite private school where they say the Wi-Fi signal is making their son, 9, seriously ill - Daily Mail 

Sept 1- 2015 Breaking NEWS Update: Preliminary agreement reached in Southborough Wi-Fi lawsuit - WCVB, 27th August 2015

Woman Wins Disability Payout for WiFi ‘Sensitivity'

Please Download the Filed Complaint HERE to Read it in Full. 

Watch The Recent Massachuttsetts State House Briefing on Wireless Radiation Children

Right To Know - An Environmental Health Briefing from Grassroots Environmental Ed on Vimeo.

Read More about Electrical Sensitivity and watch videos of  people around the world talk about their symptoms HERE. 
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Boston Parents Newspaper: Is School Wi-Fi Safe?

Putting EMF exposure on your radar of potential health risks.

by Brian Spero

See the article online at Boston Parents HERE

A primary responsibility of being a parent is diligently protecting the safety and well-being of your children. We spend a lot of time teaching our kids techniques for navigating dangerous situations, scrutinizing the individuals and institutions we temporarily entrust them to, showing them how to eat right, looking after their personal hygiene and so on. When it comes to a rising new concern that could potentially contribute to a host of health complications, we owe it to ourselves, and our kids, to listen and learn.

Electromagnetic fields (EMF) are a form of radiation or invisible area of energy associated with the modern use of electrical power. Common sources of EMF radiation include power lines, computers, cell phones and wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) networks. While most of us over the years have probably heard rumblings of the possibilities of negative health effects attributed to high levels of exposure to EMFs, little definitive word has reached the mainstream stamping it as a legitimate concern. But in a world in which experts estimate we encounter 100 million times the exposure to artificial EMF radiation than our grandparents did, there’s never been a more critical time to take a closer look.

A Voice of Warning

One person who has been fighting to get the word out about pervasive negative health implications relating to EMFs and Wi-Fi in schools is Camilla Rees. An investment banker by trade, Rees realized she has a particular sensitivity to EMFs about seven years ago. Since then, she’s dedicated herself to learning as much as possible about the science and research regarding EMF exposure and relating the facts in everyday terms people can understand, founding electromagnetichealth.org along the way.

“It’s hard once you know something that is very important happening to society to turn a blind eye to it,” says Rees, who feels certain EMF radiation poses a threat. “You have to ethically move to educate people, raise awareness and try to move things in the right direction.” And with institutions ranging from daycare centers and grammar schools all the way up to colleges and universities racing to remain on the cutting edge by upgrading to campus-wide, industrial strength Wi-Fi, there’s a growing number of concerned individuals desperate to get to the truth.

What We Know About EMFs

According to Rees, the first thing to understand about this complex and often controversial topic is radio frequency radiation is biologically active. “We know for certain, it’s absolutely unquestionable,” she says, citing more than 20,000 studies.

“We think of ourselves as solid beings, but we’re actually electromagnetic,” Rees explains. “And when there’s an energy source that’s more powerful than the delicate balance in our bodies, it causes disruptions. So as a result, you’re going to see every system potentially being affected.”

From cancer risks and behavioral changes to cardiovascular irregularities and sleep disorders, Rees offers a laundry list of related concerns that includes many of the most prevalent medical conditions plaguing our society. “Chronic illnesses have skyrocketed since the mid-1990s when all this technology started to proliferate,” says Rees.

Martha Herbert, an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and a pediatric neurologist and neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, contributed an article to the Autism Notebook Spring 2015 edition, titled “Connections in Our Environment: Sizing up Electromagnetic Fields,” in which she details documented parallel issues that occur in cases of EMF exposure and autism. “There is a whole series of problems at the cellular, sub-cellular and metabolic levels and immune levels that have been identified in autism. And interestingly, for every single one of those problems, there’s literature about how EMFs can create those kinds of problems,” says Herbert. “The argument I made is not that it proves EMF causes autism, but that EMF can certainly contribute to degrading the physiological integrity of the system at the cellular and molecular level.”

She sees this type of radio frequency radiation as yet another element encountered in modern life, along with toxic chemicals, air pollution, stress, poor sleep and pro-inflammatory foods, which serve to degrade our health.

Why Is Wi-Fi in Schools Worse?

One might wonder why should I worry more about Wi-Fi in schools when radio frequency radiation today is pretty much everywhere? Rees would answer the growing levels of EMF exposure in everyday life is, in fact, a reality all of us will sooner or later need to confront. However, its persistent presence in schools, among children at the developmental stages who are most vulnerable to all forms of toxic exposures, is the first ingredient in a recipe for a perfect storm.

The second lies in the fact that industrial-strength Wi-Fi routers schools typically use are much more powerful than the ones you find at home. “These 5GHz routers are designed to go through cement, brick and to cover the campus, too,” says Rees, adding they’re also higher wattage and configured to be able to serve hundreds of users simultaneously.

Finally, there’s what Rees describes as the continuous exposures and cumulative, chronic effect of being bathed in EMF radiation eight hours a day, five days a week, 10 months a year. “This beautifully balanced body we have is being pushed by this outside energy source that’s perceived as a stressor. Your body needs to rebalance, it needs to rest and repair,” she says.

Rees points to studies confirming students and teachers experiencing signs of chronic electro-sensitivity ranging from fatigue, headaches and irritability to visual disruption, depression, dizziness and nausea. Says Rees, “There’s just a lot of cognitive and physical fatigue and therefore it impairs learning. How can someone really learn or teach in an environment where their head feels fuzzy and foggy and their reflexes are slow?”

Herbert says high levels of EMF exposure make us all, but especially children, less resilient and more vulnerable. “(Kids) don’t need any more extra stressors in their system. When they’re more stressed, they will probably be less attentive, more likely to have behavioral outbursts, learn less well and possibly get sicker depending on their vulnerabilities,” she says. “But no matter what resilience you have, it’s still eating away at your resources. Nobody is immune from EMF.”

Why Isn’t More Being Done?

Rees contends in many cases schools across the country are in denial about the negative effects of EMFs. She says they’re relying on the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to give them the green light, which it recently did in what Rees describes as a woefully inadequate report. She wrote a scathing critique of it, maintaining that the report was poorly researched and dismissive of the facts.

“Everybody has been sold a bill of goods,” says Rees. “There’s been so much publicity and promotion and propaganda about how exciting technology is and how it’s so good for learning. But a lot of that isn’t true. And a lot of that is just marketing.” Herbert agrees, pointing to the increasing learning troubles children today exhibit in schools. “We think we’re putting in all these Wi-Fi devices so they can learn better, but you’re giving with one hand and taking away with the other,” she says.

Rees believes schools don’t want to go against the grain or admit they might have been wrong, especially when they just raised money to put in Wi-Fi and have to go back to donors acknowledging it was a bad choice. However, she says there are many countries around the world and a growing movement here in the U.S. taking steps to protect children from EMF radiation. From a hard-won ordinance recently passed in Berkeley, California, demanding electronics retailers warn customers of potential health risks associated with cell phone radiation to groups of parents organizing locally across the nation, voices of concern are starting to be heard.

What Can You Do? 

Rees urges parents to band together and request schools do a thorough evaluation of the research and look at what the science is really saying. “There’s a hunger for the truth on this issue,” says Rees enthusiastically.

In the meantime, Herbert believes it’s crucial to take steps to combat the effects of intense, prolonged EMF exposure. “All of these things are wearing us down and unless you take measures to reduce what’s wearing you down and increase the protections of what you’re doing, you’re getting unnecessary exposures.” As a proactive approach, she advises families to eat healthy diets of fresh fruits and vegetables, turn off cell phones and Wi-Fi when not in use and unplug all non-essential electronic appliances before going to bed.

Herbert says in many cases children experiencing symptoms have made impressive turnarounds after detoxifying from EMF exposure. “When you give the cells a break from the unremitting stress, they can actually bound back and have better functioning, better behavior, better learning and a lot less setbacks and meltdowns.”

Rees says turning off cell phones in the schools and connecting computers to the Internet through Ethernet cables would be a major step forward, even if it might present some initial design challenges. “Not only is it safer – it’s a faster connection, it’s more pure,” she says. “There’s absolutely no reason to have these kinds of transmitters blanketing people with radiation.”

  

10 Elements of an Electromagnetically Clean and Conscious School

Read on for Rees’ top 10 tips for schools serious about reducing EMF exposure. A more detailed list can be found at tinyurl.com/o57jpph.

1. Use hard-wired cable or fiber optic communications networks, replacing over-the-air Wi-Fi transmissions.

2. Install workstations with Ethernet connections available throughout the school for laptop Internet access.

3. Teach students and school personnel to disable Wi-Fi functionality on laptops and personal devices and remove wireless “smart boards.”

4. Institute a “No Cell Phone” policy on campus, including personal hotspot devices.

5. Hard-wire computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, speakers, monitors and other accessories.

6. Hard-wire printers and disable Wi-Fi function.

7. Disallow iPads or other tablets for students unless they accommodate an Ethernet connection and provide the ability to disable the wireless.

8. Train school personnel to be alert for signs of chronic electro-sensitivity symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue, irritability, heart irregularities and concentration problems.

9. Educate parents about the advisability of hard-wiring computers and Internet connections and limiting mobile phone use in the home.

10. Assess via antennasearch.com and with a radio frequency (RF) meter any external RF radiation sources, such as from antennas or towers, within a mile of the school.

See the article online at Boston Parents HERE

Sue Grey, an Environmental Lawyer, talks about Wi-Fi in Schools

These two videos are great to be informed on Wi-Fi in School issues. 

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MCPS Needs To Inform Parents!

Parents Need To Be Fully Informed

Are You Being Told That Wi-Fi Is "Safe"? 

Lack of Safety Documentation: MCPS has been telling parents that WiFi is safe, but MCPS simply cannot make this claim.  The FCC admits there are no government developed safety standards and no medical group or organization has ever said that it is safe. If Wi-Fi is so "safe", why did France ban WiFi for young children and allow only limited use for older children? Why are over a dozen countries issuing protective policies? 

Continuous Exposure: MCPS parents should have been told that robust WiFi has been installed and that the WiFi will be on for the entire school day regardless of whether the students have a computer to use or not. They also have not been told that the radiation level is  stronger then the WiFi radiation children receive at home or probably in any other setting.  If you are an MCPS parent then your child is now exposed for the entire school day to microwave radiation without your consent.  You cannot see or feel WiFi, but that does not mean it is not a risk.

Health Hazard: MCPS parents have not been told about the serious possible risks from wireless radiation and that  ongoing research is still being done on long-term health effects.

WiFi may be everywhere, but we do not yet know the long term consequences of living in a 24-7 wireless environment.  Limiting the wireless as much as possible, until more is known, makes sense and our kids deserve nothing less.

If we are open with parents and inform them of the possible health risks of WiFi in a school setting with wireless devices for every child, we can have a dialogue and come up with the best solutions.  Safe Tech asked  MCPS Chief Technology Officer Sherwin Collette if we could form a joint committee with parents and MCPS to discuss Best Practices, whether it be wired internet access, or WiFi on for only part of the day, etc.  There are safer alternatives. Let's put the children's health as the top priority.   At the very least, given the benefits MCPS claims for WiFi, one might expect MCPS to ask parents to sign a consent form acknowledging and accepting the risks.

Here Is Information MCPS Needs To Share 

Here is a picture of what the access points at the schools look like.   The access points are super strong industrial strength routers that are emitting radiation the entire school day.  They have been placed on the ceiling, right above your children's desks.  It is also possible your child might be sitting above an access point on the classroom ceiling below.  The access points emit radiation for hundreds of feet and the radiation penetrates walls, ceiling,  and floors.

The most dangerous place to be is sitting is right under or above an access point because that is where the radiation is strongest.  When the laptops are used, that adds even more radiation that our children are absorbing.

Many parents have told us that they are requesting that there children be placed as far from the access points as possible.

“The IARC 2B classification (Wireless as a Class 2 B Carcinogen) implies an assurance of safety that cannot be offered—a particular concern, given the prospect that most of the world’s population will have lifelong exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.”

- Dr. Jonathan Samet, physician and epidemiologist, Chair of the World Health Organization’s EMF Working Group 2011. This statement is from his 2014 Commentary calling for more research. 

Watch Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe discuss the science on children and wi-fi radiation. 

Read Ten Facts About Wi-Fi in Schools Every Parent Should Know. 

Pediatric Occupational Therapist Cris Rowan's Open Letter to Schools who Use Wireless Radiation.

April 1, 2015 Open letter to all daycares, preschools, and schools who continue to use wireless radiation.

To All Principals, Staff, School Boards, Education Government, and Health officials,

In my capacity as a pediatric occupational therapist, biologist, speaker, and author on the subject of the impact of technology on child development and learning, I’m writing to you on behalf of students, teachers, and parents requesting the urgent removal of wireless radiation from all school environments. I ask that you please take into consideration the following guiding principles regarding wireless radiation, and make the decision to revert to Ethernet cabled only devices to ensure immediate and ongoing safety for your students and staff.

Guiding principles for the decision to remove wireless radiation from school environments:

1. Minimize Risk and Maximize Safety.
   
   • Wireless radiation has not been proven safe (WHO 2011).
     
   • Recent research indicates wireless radiation causes harmful effects to adult
     humans (Avendano 2012, Hardell 2013).
     
   • Long term effects of wireless radiation on children are unknown at this time (AAP
     2013).
     
   • Children have thinner skulls, more aqueous bodies, and have rapidly developing
     cells, indicating they are exceedingly more vulnerable to harmful effects from
     wireless radiation than adults (AAP 2013).
     
   • The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Pediatric Society
     recommends no more than 1-2 hours total technology use per day, including educational technology. Many schools exceed these expert guidelines (AAP 2014).
     
     
2. Weigh Risk vs. Benefit.
   
   • Education technology is not evidence based and is laden with conflict of interest e.g. manufacturers claims are financially motivated, and are not substantiated by university level research.
     
   • Traditional and standardized teaching methods have substantive research support and evidence, yet are being rapidly replaced with education technology. 

Risks associated with the use of technology by children are as follows: 

• Sedentary nature of technology use is causally related to the recent rise in obesity/diabetes, developmental delay and learning difficulties (Tremblay 2011, HELP EDI Mapping 2009/13, Ratey 2008, PISA 2012). 
• Isolating factor of technology use is associated with escalation in social impairments, mental illnesses (including adhd and autism), and self- regulation difficulties (Houtrow 2014).
• Overstimulation from technology use is a causal factor in rise in attention deficit, aggression, sleep disturbance, and chronic stress from hyper- arousal of the sympathetic nervous system (Christakis 2004, Gentile 2009, Markman 2010, Bristol University 2010).
• Neglect of students by teachers and support staff who are engaged in their own personal technology, is unfortunately common.
• Consequently, the risks associated with using education technology far outweigh the dubious benefits.

3. When In Doubt, Act With Caution.

• Existing research on harmful effects of wireless radiation on adults, indicates taking a cautionary approach when considering same radiation exposure to children (AAP 2014). Rapid cell turnover in children creates particular concern regarding potential DNA damage from wireless radiation, and consequent susceptibility to cancer. While rise in cancer incidence is becoming more apparent, rise in rates of cancer in children will not be observable until adulthood.
  
• Removal of wireless radiation and reversion to Ethernet cabled devices, will ensure immediate and long term safety to all students, teachers, and support staff.
  
• Defaulting to a remote authority regarding removing wireless radiation from schools, is not acting in the best interests of students and staff, and may not be defensible in a court of law.
  
• The implications of failure of schools to act with caution now regarding wireless radiation, are horrific in both scope and magnitude, and constitute neglect of children. 

For additional research references regarding the impact of technology on children, please see below or visit www.zonein.ca, Fact Sheet under Info section. For any additional information, please contact Cris Rowan at info@zonein.ca or 1888-8zonein.
The following Globe and Mail article by Sheryl Ubelecker on May 12, 2015 “Experts urge caution with use of wireless device” provides current status of government initiatives in the area of addressing growing wireless radiation concerns. 

Respectfully,
CRowan
Cris Rowan, BScBi, BScOT, SIPT, AOTA Approved Provider
CEO Zone’in Programs Inc. and Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapy Inc.
6840 Seaview Rd. Sechelt, BC CANADA V0N3A4
604-885-0986 p, 604-885-0389 f, 604-740-2264 c, crowan@zonein.ca email Websites: www.zonein.ca, www.suncoastot.com, www.virtualchild.ca; 
Blog: www.movingtolearn.ca
Book: “Virtual Child – The terrifying truth about what technology is doing to children”

Read the Letter in Full with scientific documentation and references HERE. 
Please go to Cris Rowan's excellent website filled with excellent information HERE. 

Upcoming Lecture at George Washington University on Wireless Radiation

We hope that MCPS and PGCPS Officials will attend. 

"Ongoing Research from the Indian Medical Research Council

 on Wireless and Health"

Review of epidemiology and toxicology

George Washington University

The Milken Institute School of Public Health - 

950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20052 

Tuesday, June 09^th, 2015 – 11:30 AM

  
Lawmakers across our globe are developing safety rules for wireless technologies similar to laws around seat belts, lawn-pesticides, second hand smoke and tanning beds. These laws are designed to protect the public from potential harm. Emerging research shows harm at low levels of exposure to microwaves used by today's technology. Many people are unaware that wireless devices use microwaves, the same as your microwave oven. So your cordless phone, Wi-Fi, smart meter and the cell tower outside your window are in effect functioning as low-level microwave transmitters.  
  
Dr Davis will discuss the underlying science, her recent presentations to the Canadian Parliament and the Indian government and policy around the world including India, Canada and France. US municipalities are taking action as well such as the 2015 historic unanimous passage of Cell Phone Right to Know Ordinance, by Berkeley City Council, defended by Harvard Law Prof. Lawrence Lessig. Dr. Sharma will be reviewing recent research on wireless radiation and how Indian policy is changing in response. Can we be doing more? 
  
Meet the panel: 

 

• Dr. R.S. Sharma, Senior Deputy Director General & Scientist – G, Indian Council of Medical Research. A leader of the Indian federal government research on environmental health research. 

  

• Dr. Devra Davis, PhD MPH – Founder of the Environmental Health Trust,  former Clinton Presidential appointee, founding Director of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Academy of Sciences and award-winning author of Disconnect--the Truth About Cell Phone Radiation and National Book Award Finalist for When Smoke Ran Like Water

  

For more information, contact Janet Vasquez at 212-645-5498

About visiting scientist Dr. Sharma: Dr. Sharma is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Medical Science, India, the World Health Organization and the Rockefeller Biotechnology Career. Aside from supervising the work of physicians, engineers and other medical professionals, Dr. Sharma is a government  expert in the effects of RFR (Wireless radiation) on Health, Development of Male Contraception, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction. He has published approximately 125 papers in National and International Journals and edited ten books in related areas.

In his lecture at George Washington University, Dr. Sharma will be sharing important new Indian research showing biological effects from wireless radiofrequency radiation on bees, human DNA, the male and female reproductive and nervous systems. Dr. Sharma is currently co-ordinating the country’s largest epidemiological study on cell phones and their possible impact on neurological disorders, reproductive dysfunctions, cardiovascular disorders, hearing, memory, sleep patterns, reaction time and cancer.