Cellphone Ban at Victoria Middle
School pushes the wrong buttons
It is a first for the Greater Victoria School
District. In a letter to parents, principal Topher Macintosh
said despite efforts to control their use, “the detrimental
impact of cellphones on our school is clear and
overwhelming.” “Many students have tremendous difficulty
managing their use of cellphones, and because of this,
teachers are finding phones a serious impediment to
instruction and learning.” But efforts will be made to
satisfy the concerns of parents who oppose the ban,
Macintosh said.
Dear
Mr. Macintosh,
It
takes leadership to challenge what is popular and address the
growing problem of cell phone addiction in our schools. It’s clear the
constant use of cell phones is interfering with our children’s
ability to interact and develop healthy relationships in the
real world. This
addiction is robbing our children of the opportunity to build life skills that include
critical thinking, communication, cooperation, and the ability
to focus.
Besides
the negative impact this addiction has on learning, parents,
teachers and students are unaware of the
known health risks from the unregulated exposure to RF
radiation emitting from these wireless devices. Your decision to ban the
use of Cell Phones during school hours will make a huge impact
on the reduction of radiation exposure our children are
experiencing in our classrooms.
Soon
other schools will follow your lead to provide a safe and
healthy environment for our children to learn in.
Thank
you!
Janis
Hoffmann
Toronto School Bans Cellphones
from Class
https://www.thestar.com/news/g
Questions over whether wi-fi is
safe for our kids
“Most people trust official advice and do not
question it but in Scotland the public and our
decision-makers have not been accurately informed about the
possible harmful effects of wireless signals.“Children have
the right to a safe environment and I think this means
adapting technology in schools to wired-only connections and
restricting mobile devices.”
Canada – Policy Recommendations On
Cell Phones, Wireless Radiation & Health
- Limit the length of cell phone calls
- Replace cell phone calls with text, use
“hands-free” devices
- Encourage children under the age of 18 to
limit their cell phone usage.
Database of Worldwide Policies on
Cell Phones, Wireless and Health
A list of Worldwide Policies on Cell Phones,
Wireless and Health by governments, health authorities and
schools worldwide
Wireless communication
technologies: New study findings confirm risks of
nonionizing radiation
This article documents the latest study
findings regarding the endpoints of genotoxicity, fertility,
blood-brain barrier, cardiac functions, cognition, and
behavior. A verified mechanism of damage is oxidative cell
stress. New hypotheses of additional mechanisms of action
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More and more schools are implementing a 'No cell
phone' policy during school hours due to distractions that
negatively impact learning. However, much of this problem
could be resolved with the removal of WiFi and the return to
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Unlike
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gives teachers more control as to when the Internet is
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also significantly reducing their daily exposure to RFR.
Peer reviewed science overwhelmingly suggests cumulative
Radio Frequency Radiation is a health risk, particularly
for developing children. Hard-wired Internet reduces RFR
exposure making it the safest, healthiest choice for our
children. http://octowired.com/
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