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Re: any science to this?

What I would like to see, in a debate like this,
is numerical information about a dose that can
possibly be received by a student. This should
then be compared with doses which are known
to produce different kinds of harm. I remember
seeing limits of exposure established to protect
people working near radio transmitters. But this
was many years ago.
Ludwik Kowalski



On Saturday, Nov 1, 2003, at 16:19 US/Pacific, Larry Smith wrote:

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<div>From a legal briefs notice by the National School Board
Association:</div>
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Technology<br>
A group of parents in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (Ill.)
has filed a class action lawsuit in state court claiming that the
wireless network installed by the district is harmful to their
children. The suit, which legal experts believe is the first of its
kind, claims that the district installed the wireless local network i=
n
the classrooms despite a &quot;body of evidence&quot; that finds
exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic radiation to be especially
harmful to children. The plaintiffs' complaint alleges that there are
&quot;more than 400 scientific articles, summaries, and references
outlining the health risks from low-intensity radio frequency
radiation exposure.&quot; The plaintiffs also accuse the district of
refusing to invite experts to explain the available research. The
district, through spokeswoman Gail Crantz, responded that it found th=
e
allegations &quot;curious,&quot; because over a two-year period both
sides had several experts testify and the board concluded that
wireless technologies are safe. While other school districts that hav=
e
installed wireless networks have found no harmful effects, some
experts in the field argue that parents' concerns should be taken
seriously. Bob Moore, executive director of information technology at
the Blue Valley Unified School District (Kan.), believes that
&quot;[s]chools need to do their homework and be well informed about
the implementation of any new technology, Wi-Fi included.&quot; Oak
Park is continuing to use its wireless network, even though the
plaintiffs requested the district shut it down until the district can
prove it poses no health or safety risk.<br>
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<b>eSchool News</b><br>
By Cara Branigan<br>
[<a
href=3D"http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorytw.cfm?ArticleID=
=3D4712"
Link to full story</a>]<br>
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[<i>Editor's Note: The complaint, with appendices detailing studies o=
n
electromagnetic radiation, is available below.</i>]</blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" cite>[<a
href=3D"http://www.nsba.org/cosa2/wireless.pdf";>Legal
complaint</a>]</blockquote>
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<blockquote type=3D"cite" cite><b>=A9 2003 National School Boards
Association</b><br>
1680 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314<br>
<b>Phone:</b> (703) 838-6722 &nbsp;<b> Fax:</b> (703) 683-7590
&nbsp;<b> E-mail:</b> <a
href=3D"mailto:info@nsba.org";>info@nsba.org</a></blockquote>
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