Forced from School:EHS Kids-LegalFund
Raised: $585.00
Goal: $5,000.00
Created by
Tammy Jeske
The Sooke
School District #62 (BC) has denied the appeal of three young children with an
environmental intolerance, medically known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity
(EHS). EHS is caused by exposure to Wi-Fi (wireless internet) and other devices
emitting microwave, radio frequency radiation. Symptoms commonly associated
with microwave sickness include headaches, fast heart rate, chest pain,
dizziness, nausea, concentration and memory problems, anxiety, sleep disorders,
extreme fatigue, tremors, reoccurring infection, impaired immune function, skin
rash, facial flushing, abdominal pain, nosebleeds, ringing in the ears, and
more.
Since there
is currently NO school in Sooke that is free of Wi-Fi networks, these children
have been forced to leave not only their respective schools but the district as
well. The parents have formally brought the issue forward, without success, to
every level within the school system. Despite their doctors' written requests
for the children to avoid Wi-Fi emissions, their medical circumstances have
been consistently ignored and denied by the school district. At this time, the
parents are appealing their district's decision to the BC Ministry of Education
so that their children will be able to return to school. There is no place for
discrimination in schools, and a safe learning environment is a right afforded
to all Canadian children.
In order to
prevent the onset of specific EHS symptoms, the children's parents are asking
that their school board provide them with one school in their district that is
free of wireless radiation. This would necessitate the use of hardwired
communications within that school to make phone calls and to access the
Internet.
It is
important to note that in May of 2012, in order to accommodate children with
EHS and to provide choice for parents who want to heed health warnings to
reduce exposure for children who are most vulnerable, the BC Confederation of
Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) called for a moratorium on Wi-Fi in schools,
and for a minimum of one school in each district at each level to be free of
Wi-Fi.
BCCPAC
Resolutions:
School
districts continue to ignore these resolutions and the voices of many concerned
parents.
We are asking
now for your support. An attorney specializing in this field has been engaged
to represent the concerned families in this appeal process. The projected cost
of legal fees is estimated at $5,000. Your donations will help to fund this
important legal challenge.
Children in
many parts of Canada are faced with this same injustice. If accommodation is
achieved in this case, through this appeal process, it will be
precedent-setting for other school districts in B.C. and Canada.
CHRC Report:
Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities (RF/EMF legitimate trigger
for ill symptoms)
The Canadian
Human Rights Commission recommends accommodation for those with EHS through
reasonable measures such as hard wired communications in the working/school
environment.
Another video
of interest: Wi-Fi in Schools-The Facts (18 min) Note: Australia's
A.R.P.A.N.S.A = Health Canada (Safety Code 6)
For more info
on Wi-Fi health effects:
http://www.gofundme.com/35u6i4
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