ONTARIO TEACHERS UNION WANTS CELL PHONES TURNED OFF IN THE CLASSROOM
Radiation from phones is a workplace hazard... apparently...
In Tech by Peter Nelis
16
August, 2013
Yesterday, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario voted
at its annual general meeting that student cell phones should be turned off and
stored during school hours, unless a teacher gives permission. The vote was
part of a series of motions requesting that radiation from cell phones and WiFi
be recognized as a potential workplace hazard for teachers.
"There is cause for concern for members' health and safety,
especially women," said Sandra Wash, a teacher representing Peel District
who spoke at the meeting.
Two years ago the World Health Organization officially declared
wireless radiation from cell phones and WiFi to be a possible Carcinogen.A second vote yesterday afternoon
demanded that school Boards stop hiding WiFi transmitters in the ceiling, and
label them as part of a hazard control program.
ETFO is Canada's largest teachers union, representing
seventy-six thousand Ontario elementary teachers.
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