Dear School Administrators, Principals, Teachers and Parents,
Having recently listened to a disturbing school sales pitch to parents, by an educator who wanted to introduce IPADs to the school,
it was truly alarming to discover that the dangers of exposing children to pulsed microwave radiation especially as they
are developing, had not been investigated or considered. This appears to be the case in some private and government schools across the country.
We took a measurement at this same school that had installed a powerful WIFI network and noted levels and high pulse rates
that children should never be exposed to. Service providers will say it is safe – they want to sell their products and systems.
The parents had not been informed of this “military strength” installment (as described by the principal) nor of the boosters placed around the school.
Educators need to be 100% sure they are not endangering their pupils for the sake of fads, egos or trends and be prepared to take full
responsibility for their decisions.
The levels and effects when 40-50 children are wirelessly operating IPADs simultaneously in one classroomare to be taken very seriously.
Wireless networks, routers and boosters should have no place in areas where our children spend most of their day.
Education is not limited by safer hardwired computers to ADSL.
Two new studies have found that electromagnetic fields from Wi-Fi transmitters can alter electrical brain activity and
decrease a measure of attention in young adults when performing a memory task. These are the first reports to look at the
effects of Wi-Fi specific on brain function although other studies have shown for years the effects of EMFs on brain function
effects of Wi-Fi specific on brain function although other studies have shown for years the effects of EMFs on brain function
and the biological impacts including autism, loss of fertility, diabetes, heart conditions and cancer. ADD has appeared and increased dramatically.
The attractiveness of Wi-Fi as a learning tool in schools is significantly decreased if it could be damaging the cognitive abilities
The attractiveness of Wi-Fi as a learning tool in schools is significantly decreased if it could be damaging the cognitive abilities
and brain development of pupils in addition to their general wellbeing.
Another study in 2010 demonstrated that a laptop in Wi-Fi mode may result in decreased male fertility. The study showed decreased sperm motility and increase of DNA fragmentation.
( Published in Fertility and Sterility – Sept 2010)
It should also be noted that there has been no organisation in the world that has been prepared to declare a safe level of exposure for children.
Attached also find witness statements in a legal case against a school to stop a child being exposed to WIFI, where scientific evidence was presented on
behalf of the family by top scientists.
An open letter is also attached by Dr Magda Havas an advisor to our foundation and many across the world.
An excellent visual presentation has been prepared by Dr Havas on the dangers of WIFI in schools. Viewing is highly recommended.
WIFI has been removed from all schools in Switzerland, many in France, England and Canada. Germany has prohibited Wi-Fi in their public schools.
Switzerland has rolled out optic fibre into all its schools with broadband on the condition that no WIFI/WLAN is retained.
WIFI has also been removed from all public libraries in Paris and some French towns have removed it completely.
A town in Spain has removed all Wi-Fi and cell masts.
The Austrian Medical Association has recommended that all schools stay hardwired.
San Francisco decided not to WIFI their city after researching the scientific documentation.
Germany has advised its citizens to not use WIFI. WIFI is banned from the public schools.
On May 31st, 2011, the World Health Organization classified radio frequency electromagnetic fields as a possible human carcinogen.
It applies to ALL forms of radio frequency radiation as stated by Dr. Jonathan Samet (University of California) in this short video.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommended the following in 2011 – ( the full document is attached )
8.3. concerning the protection of children:
8.3.1. develop within different ministries (education, environment and health) targeted information campaigns aimed at teachers, parents and children to alert them to the specific risks of early, ill-considered and prolonged use of mobiles and other devices emitting microwaves;
8.3.2. for children in general, and particularly in schools and classrooms, give preference to wired Internet connections, and strictly regulate the use of mobile phones by schoolchildren on school premises;
Swisscom revealed the true DANGER of WiFi in a patent application. Swisscom is the leading telecom provider in Switzerland and it devised a way to reduce the microwave radiation from WiFi (also known as WLAN or wireless local area network). In its patent application, Swisscom clearly states the elevated risk of cancer and genetic damage from the constant low level microwave/RF exposure from WiFi. Please note this was in 2004.
Below are excerpts from page one and page two. The full application is at the bottom of the page.
"The influence of electrosmog on the human body is a known problem. The health risk from mobile radio transmitters (WiFi base stations) handys and DECT telephones has been an explosive subject among the general public...To meet the concerns of science from the legislative side, the permissible limit values have thus been lowered several times (in Switzerland) and technology has been increasingly focused on this problem. The risk of damage to health through electrosmog has also become better understood as a result of more recent and improved studies. When, for example, human blood cells are irradiated with electromagnetic fields, clear damage to hereditary material has been demonstrated and there have been indications of an increased cancer risk (Mashevich M., Folkman D. , Kesar A., Barbul A. , Korenstein R. , Jerby E. , Avivi L., Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, "Exposure of human peripheral blood lymphocytes to electromagnetic fields associated with cellular phones leads to chromosomal instability," Bioelectromagnetics, 2003 Feb. , 24 (2): 82-90).
"Control experiments (without microwave/RF radiation) carried out in the temperature range of 34.5 to 38.5 °C showed that elevated temperature is not associated with either the genetic or epigenetic alterations…These findings indicate that the genotoxic effect of electromagnetic radiation is elicited via a non-thermal pathway. Moreover aneuploidy is to be considered as a known phenomenon in the increase of cancer risk."
"Thus it has been possible to show that mobile radio radiation can cause damage to genetic material, in particular in human white blood cells, whereby both the DNA itself is damaged and the number of chromosomes changed. This mutation can consequently lead to increased cancer risk. In particular, it could also be shown that this destruction is not dependent upon temperature increases, i.e. is non-thermal."
From page 5, section 25:
"Despite increasingly strict national (Swiss) guidelines with respect to legally specified limits, the impact of electrosmog in WLANs on the human body can be considerable. Moreover it is to be expected that this impact will continue to increase in the future for many people...First, more and more applications require additional, usually higher-energy frequency bands in order to be able to meet the growing need with respect to transmission rate."
From page 6, sections 5-15:
"There has been a lot of effort put into providing evidence for the detrimental effects of electrosmog and setting corresponding limits. Limits and guidelines alone will not suffice, however, to further contain the electrosmog in WLANs since the development in WLANs runs in exactly the opposite direction, as mentioned above. WLANs even represent zones in which people usually spend longer periods of time (place of work, Internet, network games, etc. ) and are therefore to be considered as particularly problematic with respect to radiation impact…This means that even when the WLAN is not being used at all, an underlying stress from electromagnetic radiation remains for persons in the Basic Service Area of an access point of the WLAN. For example, in the case of WLANs at places of employment, such as offices, etc., there exists therefore permanent stress from electrosmog from the WLAN on the employees of the company or organization."
The entire Swisscom international patent application can be viewed click here
Below are excerpts from page one and page two. The full application is at the bottom of the page.
"The influence of electrosmog on the human body is a known problem. The health risk from mobile radio transmitters (WiFi base stations) handys and DECT telephones has been an explosive subject among the general public...To meet the concerns of science from the legislative side, the permissible limit values have thus been lowered several times (in Switzerland) and technology has been increasingly focused on this problem. The risk of damage to health through electrosmog has also become better understood as a result of more recent and improved studies. When, for example, human blood cells are irradiated with electromagnetic fields, clear damage to hereditary material has been demonstrated and there have been indications of an increased cancer risk (Mashevich M., Folkman D. , Kesar A., Barbul A. , Korenstein R. , Jerby E. , Avivi L., Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, "Exposure of human peripheral blood lymphocytes to electromagnetic fields associated with cellular phones leads to chromosomal instability," Bioelectromagnetics, 2003 Feb. , 24 (2): 82-90).
"Control experiments (without microwave/RF radiation) carried out in the temperature range of 34.5 to 38.5 °C showed that elevated temperature is not associated with either the genetic or epigenetic alterations…These findings indicate that the genotoxic effect of electromagnetic radiation is elicited via a non-thermal pathway. Moreover aneuploidy is to be considered as a known phenomenon in the increase of cancer risk."
"Thus it has been possible to show that mobile radio radiation can cause damage to genetic material, in particular in human white blood cells, whereby both the DNA itself is damaged and the number of chromosomes changed. This mutation can consequently lead to increased cancer risk. In particular, it could also be shown that this destruction is not dependent upon temperature increases, i.e. is non-thermal."
From page 5, section 25:
"Despite increasingly strict national (Swiss) guidelines with respect to legally specified limits, the impact of electrosmog in WLANs on the human body can be considerable. Moreover it is to be expected that this impact will continue to increase in the future for many people...First, more and more applications require additional, usually higher-energy frequency bands in order to be able to meet the growing need with respect to transmission rate."
From page 6, sections 5-15:
"There has been a lot of effort put into providing evidence for the detrimental effects of electrosmog and setting corresponding limits. Limits and guidelines alone will not suffice, however, to further contain the electrosmog in WLANs since the development in WLANs runs in exactly the opposite direction, as mentioned above. WLANs even represent zones in which people usually spend longer periods of time (place of work, Internet, network games, etc. ) and are therefore to be considered as particularly problematic with respect to radiation impact…This means that even when the WLAN is not being used at all, an underlying stress from electromagnetic radiation remains for persons in the Basic Service Area of an access point of the WLAN. For example, in the case of WLANs at places of employment, such as offices, etc., there exists therefore permanent stress from electrosmog from the WLAN on the employees of the company or organization."
The entire Swisscom international patent application can be viewed click here
APPLE has received complaints about the effects of IPADS on adults – a forum was created.
· “Wow. I'm so relieved to find this thread...thankfully Apple has allowed this discussion in their forums. I've been using my new iPad for about a week and I blacked out DRIVING and had to pull over after using the iPad 2 shortly before leaving the house. Scary stuff. I got weird headaches I've never had before and felt really ill. At first I thought it was the flu and went to the doc, who found no fever or other signs of a virus, but did some tests anyway. I got such vertigo from watching a video and doing flashcards I couldn't believe it...and I love this magical thing. But there is NO WAY I'm keeping it. Frightening.”
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Some SA schools have done their homework and decided to remain hardwired and have wired computer stations rather than risking their pupils wellbeing.
Congratulations to them.
Cell masts
Cell masts on school grounds are also prohibited in other parts of the world. In fact Taiwan removed 1500 masts from or near their schools in 2007.
Cell masts are not permitted at schools in France, Switzerland, Germany, Taiwan, New Zealand, Italy, Australia, Sweden, Finland and some parts in the USA.
We recently conducted a health survey for a school with a mast. It very clearly showed a trend that the longer the children had been at the school the more their
symptoms increased. Once again if the school had done their research first, they would not be in the situation they are now. Is that small amount of monthly rental
and a few free cell phones for the teachers worth the risk on the children ?
Cell phones
Cell phones have no place in the classroom and are disruptive in addition to the possible health impacts.
The safer use of cell phones needs to be taught to children. They should be made aware not to carry them on, on their bodies such as in pockets or bras.
Even smart phone manufacturers have clear warnings in the manuals as legal protection i.e. BlackBerry – page 23 advises one to keep the phone 0.98 from the head or body when on and to keep it away
from the abdomen of pregnant woman and the lower abdomen of children. Other countries are insisting on SAR levels and warnings to be posted on the boxes and point of sale.
The impact on fertility is being noted strongly in studies.
Russia recommends that U18s and pregnant women should not use cell phones. ( Please see Russian National Committee on non-ionising Radiation Protection )
Health Canada has advised a cautionary for U18s
UK recommends no U16s
France has banned the sale of phones to U14s and in all primary schools.
A private school in Cape Town has ensured they have public telephone boxes and encourage the use of telephone cards instead of cell phones at school.
The pregnant teacher also needs to be considered and the exposure and impact on the foetus, which have been noted in studies.
Medical research can be found on :
We trust you will be one of those special schools who have researched the dangers and potential risk to your children.
Protect your children – they are our future.
Kind regards
Tracey-Lee Dorny Advocate Vicky Benjamin.
Chairman Legal
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