Category Archives: School Trustees

World Health Organization classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as a possibly carcinogenic to humans

Posted on June 20, 2011 by whynotwired

The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer – Press Release 208 IARC CLASSIFIES RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS Lyon, France, May 31, 2011 ‐‐ The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary Assembly – Council of Europe May 27th, 2011 calls for precautionary principle, warns against EMF, especially for vulnerable populations. …

Posted on June 17, 2011 by whynotwired

Council of Europe (47 member states/countries, NOT part of EU) just adopted resolutions on May 27, 2011 by PACE (their Parliamentary Assembly – Council of Europe) to call for precautionary principle, warn against EMF, cell phones and Wi-Fi, especially for … Continue reading →

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Have you provided consent for your school district to expose your children to Wi-Fi? (sample non-consent form)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by whynotwired

Peterborough parents aren’t waiting for the school district to provide them with non-consent forms. Instead, they’re proactively supplying their own documents. Click REH-EMF to see a sample non-consent form to use and share with others or to modify to meet the … Continue reading →

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Press Release – Parents against Wi-Fi Gagged by School Board

Posted on April 26, 2011 by whynotwired

April 26, 2011 For Immediate Release Re: Press Conference, April 26, 2011, at 11 am in front of the Peterborough Public Library Parents Against Wi-Fi Gagged by School Board Peterborough – A group of concerned parents trying to convince their school … Continue reading →

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Professor Olle Johannson’s submission to the Greater Victoria School District Wi-Fi Committee – Feb 11, 2011

Posted on April 26, 2011 by whynotwired

Professor Olle Johansson- Submission of information – Feb 11, 2011

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Saanich School District takes a precautionary approach in their

Posted on April 25, 2011 by whynotwired

Saanich School District takes a precautionary approach. While it doesn’t eliminate all risk, it is precedent setting and the strongest stand taken that whynotwired knows of in the Canadian Public School System. Although missing still from this precident setting IT plan … Continue reading →

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Saanichnews.com shares readers thoughts on a parents right to decide child’s level of risk

Posted on March 17, 2011 by whynotwired

Saanich News, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Re: School District 61 board hears final Wi-Fi arguments (News) (The full article can be found here.) What happened to the rights of parents to decide what level of risk is acceptable for their … Continue reading →

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Greater Victoria School District (3rd) Wi-Fi Committee Meeting – February 28, 2011

Posted on March 9, 2011 by whynotwired

During the Wi-Fi committee proceedings there was what appeared to be evidence of bias by the chair, with some of these comments evident in this 3rd meetings recording; potential conflicts of interest and what seemed to be libelous submissions as … Continue reading →

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Electromagnetic Hypersensitive Student Faced with Choice – Education or Health?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by whynotwired

Jordan Weiss, a Greater Victoria School District student presents to the Wi-Fi Committee February 28, 2011. Following Jordan’s presentation he was asked about his EHS diagnosis by an administrator on the Wi-Fi Committee. Jordan explained that he’d been to an … Continue reading →

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Smart Phones not so smart again – Will School District’s create privacy policies before snapping photos?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by whynotwired

Recently whynotwired posted about the Victoria School District’s Smart Phone bill. Read about it here. Putting the health risks of cell phones on the backburner for a minute, we learn here in NBC’s news story about their risks to privacy. As … Continue reading →

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