Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Is the School Protection Program managing this serious health risk in our schools?

Dear Mr. Andrew Green and Ms. Kim Oldham,

Our elected Government Officials and our Provincial Health Officer have failed to do their due diligence by willfully closing their eyes to our requests for answers regarding the safety of our children in school. They have instead deliberately overstepped the fundamental rights of parents by installing unregulated wireless radiation, a 2b carcinogen, and allowing the use of cellphones and personal devices in all schools without consultation or consent, robbing us/parents of our legal right to manage and protect our children's health and continued well-being.

Our government officials and health officer have dismissed all credible health information presented to them from qualified experts, nationally and internationally, who emphasize children's heightened vulnerabilities and the need for "precautionary" measures to reduce exposure and the risk of permanent health effects.

It’s clear that 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 in the classroom. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/technology-children-negative-impact_b_3343245

Besides the negative impact this addiction has on learning, parents, teachers and students are aware of the SCIENTIFIC FACT that microwave radiation exposure causes biological effects confirming the growing evidence of neurological effects and developmental delays with irreversible health effects, such as Depression, Suicide, Violence, Anxiety, Autism, Addiction, Behavioral Issues, Heart Episodes, Infertility, ADD/ADHD, Compromised Ability to Learn, Headaches, Nose/Ear Bleeds, Brain Fog, Difficulty Concentrating, and Cancer. As documented in over 29,000 published peer-reviewed studies by scientists and medical experts. https://www.emf-portal.org/en

And now recent studies have proven that 90% of cell phones on the market today exceed the Safety Code 6 guidelines for radiation exposure (SAR at 1.6 W/kg at 5mm) when the phones are tested as they are used in real life. Children attending school are pressing these cell phones against their heads, holding them against their reproductive organs and other vital organs, and storing them in their pockets when we know these devices are emitting 4 - 11 times over the current guidelines.

https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/press-release-revelation-of-the-chicago-tribune-on-the-tests-of-the-most-popular-cell-phones-in-the-united-states

https://www.phonegatealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FCC-letter-20-march-2018.pdf

PRESS RELEASE: The Court of Appeal of Turin confirmed in a full judgment published on 13 January 2020 (904/2019 of 3.12.2019 , Romeo v. INAIL) the decision of the Tribunal of Ivrea of 2017. Judge Fadda considers that the worker’s acoustic neuroma (benign tumour of the head) was indeed caused by the use of the mobile phone

"“there is protective scientific jurisprudence that supports the assertion of causation based on criteria of “more likely than not”. P.33.”...

“Epidemiological data, the results of experiments on animals (not contradicted, at present, by other experiments of the same type), the duration and intensity of exposure … which are particularly important in view of the dose-response relationship established – at the scientific level – between exposure to mobile phone radiofrequencies and the risk of acoustic neuroma, as well as the absence of any other factor which could have caused the disease”....

“strong evidence to assert a causal role between the complainant’s occupational exposure, his exposure to radiation from mobile phones and the disease that occurred”.

https://www.radiationresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Turin-Verdict-ICNIRP_Judgment-SUMMARY-of-the-Turin-Court-of-Appeal-9042019_EN-min.pdf

https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/the-court-of-appeal-of-turin-confirms-the-link-between-a-head-tumour-and-mobile-phone-use

All these facts combined have only confirmed our concerns about the permanent health risks from the use of wireless technology leaving us to understand that the School Protection Program is assuming full financial responsibility to compensate students and staff who develop cancers/illnesses from the adverse reactions to wireless radiation emitting devices.

Parents, teachers and students want to know why the BC government and the Provincial Health Officer, has refused to “act in good faith,” by fulfilling their moral and legal obligation, to protect our children, while under their care in our schools?

To start, we are asking for the BC government to follow Ontario’s lead and ban cellphones and personal devices in our schools. https://parentsforasafeschool.blogspot.com/2019/10/we-want-to-know-why-bc-is-not-banning.html

Respectfully,

Janis Hoffmann

Parents for Safe Schools

250-478-7976

The Court of Appeal of Turin confirms the link between a head tumour and mobile phone use

Scientists Sue FCC for Dismissing Studies Linking Cell Phone Radiation to Cancer

The agency has dismissed hundreds of scientific studies submitted to its inquiry on wireless radiation and the advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and others, without providing any rationale for doing so,” she said. The lawsuit specifically accuses the FCC of violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and is requesting an appeal of the agency’s prior order denying to revisit cellular phone standards.

https://lawandcrime.com/administrative-law/scientists-sue-fcc-for-dismissing-claims-that-cell-phone-radiation-causes-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR3bn8Su2zqPmfKze8v_7-2DuBuhLCjjeabES3pQMPjvIyXatMtcLuxNj1k

CHD v the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

Washington, DC—Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is leading a historic legal action against the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for its refusal to review their 25 year old guidelines, and to promulgate scientific, human evidence-based radio frequency emissions (“RF”) rules that adequately protect public health from wireless technology radiation. The Petition contends the agency’s actions are capricious and not evidence-based. The Petition was filed on 2/2/2020 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The Petitioners include parents of children injured by wireless devices, a mother whose son died from a brain tumor from cell tower exposure, physicians who see the epidemic of sickness in their clinics and Professor David Carpenter, a renowned scientist.

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/seeking-justice/legal/chd-v-federal-communication-commission-fcc/

"“there is protective scientific jurisprudence that supports the assertion of causation based on criteria of “more likely than not”. P.33.”...

“strong evidence to assert a causal role between the complainant’s occupational exposure, his exposure to radiation from mobile phones and the disease that occurred”.

https://www.radiationresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Turin-Verdict-ICNIRP_Judgment-SUMMARY-of-the-Turin-Court-of-Appeal-9042019_EN-min.pdf

https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/the-court-of-appeal-of-turin-confirms-the-link-between-a-head-tumour-and-mobile-phone-use

Apple Bid To End IPhone Safety Suit Prompts Discovery Order

A California federal judge refused Apple's motion to dismiss a proposed class action claiming it fraudulently marketed iPhones as safe and exposed consumers to excessive radiofrequency radiation, instead converting the motion to a summary judgment bid and sending the case to discovery.

https://www.law360.com/retail/articles/1242576/apple-bid-to-end-iphone-safety-suit-prompts-discovery-order?fbclid=IwAR0O381iVPrBYNDTybi3ZVDScMM2ILmgpxJkzjlpuLko2pyVF_0YebdNqGU

Phonegate Scandal: Environmental Health Trust and Phonegate Alert Call for Congressional Hearings on Illegal Phone Radiation

“The FCC is failing in its regulatory duties to protect consumers and instead is setting policy to protect the cell phone manufacturers whose phones exceed the federal safety exposure guidelines by over 500% in some cases, simply when tested as consumers are using them: directly against the body in shirt and pants pockets and tucked into waistbands and bras,” stated Devra Davis PhD, MPH, President of EHT and Dr. Marc Arazi, President of AP in their letter to Senators Roger Wicker and Lamar Alexander, and Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Frank Pallone.

https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/phonegate-scandal-environmental-health-trust-phonegate-alert-call-for-congressional-hearings

Response to Janet Fraser, Vancouver School Board, about Cell Phone Ban

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From: Janis Hoffmann <parentsforsafeschools@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 12:57 PM
Subject: Cellphones exceed the Safety Code 6 guidelines for radiation exposure
To: Janet Fraser <Janet.Fraser@vsb.bc.ca>
Cc: <fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca>, <lois.chan-pedley@vsb.bc.ca>, <carmen.cho@vsb.bc.ca>, <estrellita.gonzalez@vsb.bc.ca>, <oliver.hanson@vsb.bc.ca>, <barbara.parrott@vsb.bc.ca>, <jennifer.reddy@vsb.bc.ca>

Dear Janet,

Did you know that in 2013, James McNamee, scientist for Health Canada, admitted in the Superior Court of Quebec, that the Safety Code 6 guidelines for microwave radiation emitting from wireless technology is based ONLY on thermal effects, heating of the skin?

Did you know this means Canada does not have any regulations in place to protect the public from the long-term exposure to the proven biological effects of the “non-thermal” levels of microwave radiation?

Did you know children are still putting these devices to their heads, holding them against their reproductive organs and other vital organs, then placing them in their pockets when federally mandated Safety Manuals that comes with all wireless devices, clearly state, ”keep phone at least 15mm (5/8inch) away from the body, and only use carrying cases, belt clips or holders that do not have metal parts and that maintain at least 15mm (5/8) separation between the cell phone and the body?”

Did you know our Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry stated in her recent email that, she along with my colleagues across the country, continue to monitor the science around electromagnetic fields and have reviewed the recent publications with scientists at the BCCDC and the BC Cancer Agency? Yet she has been unable to provide us with a copy of these studies and the recent publications that were recently "reviewed" along with the names of the scientists and medical experts who stated microwave radiation exposure is safe.

Did you know Dr. Bonnie Henry referred us to the BC Cancer Agency for Wi-Fi safety in our schools when this organization clearly has have a vested interest in supporting the wireless industry in return for millions of dollars in donations? That Telus, Glentel and BC Hydro are long time supporters of this organization?

Did you read this scandalous report showing just how reputable this organization is? CEO, Dr. Max Coppes from The BC Cancer Agency receives $561,000 in salary, while they celebrate volunteers, working for free, to raise money!

https://globalnews.ca/news/1694845/former-head-of-bc-cancer-agencys-salary-topped-up-with-donated-money/

Did you know Dr. Bonnie Henry also referred us to the BC Center for Disease Control which cautioned in their 400 page report on RF/EMR that their findings are consistent with many international experts who continue to warn that prolonged exposure to low levels of microwave radio frequency radiation from wireless devices that include wi-fi, ipads, cell phones, cordless phones and smart meters, can lead to serious health effects such as infertility and cancer, children especially at risk?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1I6PMTOkSZL-OcdXmU0Q-M35IdU6vAqmn

Did you know Dr. Bonnie Henry has failed to provide us with an official response to the 2018, current findings of the two 10 year long studies on 2G and 3G technology by US National Toxicology Program and the supporting Ramazzini Institute Study along with over 29,000 peer reviewed studies that confirmed the link to Cancer from prolonged Microwave Radiation Exposure?

Did you know Dr. Stanwick, our Vancouver Island School Health Officer, has endorsed the installation of a known 2b carcinogen listed next to lead, DDT, methyl mercury, chloroform, and car exhaust as an acceptable risk in our schools?

Is Cancer an acceptable risk too?

Who is taking measurements of the levels of microwave radiation when 25 children are downloading information on numerous wireless devices in the classroom?

Who is informing the parents, teachers and students about the precautions that should be taken when using wireless devices?

Where are the updates or reports on the safety measures taken to avoid any injuries as per the federally mandated Safety Manuals and Disclaimers that comes with ALL wireless devices?

Workers Compensation Act, Occupational Health and Safety Regulation:

5.57 (1) “If a substance identified as any of the following is present in the workplace, the employer must replace it, if practicable, with a material which reduces the risk to workers: (a) ACGIH A1 or A2, or IARC 1, 2A or 2B carcinogen

Exposure control plan

5.54 (1) An exposure control plan must be implemented when

(a) exposure monitoring under section 5.53(3) indicates that a worker is or may be exposed to an air contaminant in excess of 50% of its exposure limit,

(b) measurement is not possible at 50% of the applicable exposure limit, or

(2) The exposure control plan must incorporate the following elements:

(a) a statement of purpose and responsibilities;

(b) risk identification, assessment and control;

(d) written work procedures, when required;

(e) hygiene facilities and decontamination procedures, when required;

(f) health monitoring, when required;

(g) documentation, when required.

(3) The plan must be reviewed at least annually and updated as necessary by the employer, in consultation with the joint committee or the worker health and safety representative, as applicable.

Did you know Dr. Bonnie Henry stated that “. . . and we continue to recommend people make personal choices to reduce their exposure?” How can parents make a Personal Choice to protect their children when microwave radiation exposure is mandatory 6 hours a day 5 days a week in all our public schools?

Did you know School Boards have the power to follow Ontario’s lead and ban cell phones during school hours to reduce the level of microwave radiation exposure our children are experiencing in their classrooms?

Sincerely,

Janis Hoffmann

Parents for Safe Schools

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 1:55 PM Janet Fraser <Janet.Fraser@vsb.bc.ca> wrote:

Dear Janis,

Thank you for your interest in our district and the use of cellphones by students.

Safety is a priority of the district and we are guided on all public health matters by Vancouver Coastal Health, the BC Provincial Health Officer, and, via these authorities, Health Canada. This includes matters relating to radiation safety. Queries regarding the radiation safety of technology used by the public and in schools, such as cellphones, are correctly directed towards these authorities.

With regards,

Janet

Janet Fraser

Chair, Vancouver School Board

Honouring that we live, work and learn on the unceded traditional lands of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations

From: Janis Hoffmann <parentsforsafeschools@gmail.com>
Sent: November 20, 2019 8:35 AM
Subject: Mailgate rates this: [SPAM]: Cellphones exceed the Safety Code 6 guidelines for radiation exposure

Dear Trustees, It’s clear that 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 in the classroom.

Besides the negative impact this addiction has on learning, we are aware of the SCIENTIFIC FACT that microwave radiation exposure causes biological effects confirming the growing evidence of neurological effects and developmental delays in our children.

And now recent studies have proven that 90% of cell phones on the market today exceed the Safety Code 6 guidelines for radiation exposure (SAR at 1.6 W/kg at 5mm) when the phones are tested as they are used in real life. Children attending school are pressing these cell phones against their heads and abdomens and storing them in their pockets when we know these devices are emitting up to 11 times over the current guidelines.

All these facts combined have only confirmed our concerns about the permanent health risks from the use of cellphones and personal devices in our schools.

We are asking for the BC government to follow Ontario’s lead and ban cellphones and personal devices in our schools. http://parentsforasafeschool.blogspot.com/2019/10/we-want-to-know-why-bc-is-not-banning.html

Respectfully,
Janis Hoffmann
Parents for Safe Schools

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Subject:	Cellphones exceed the Safety Code 6 guidelines for radiation exposure!
Date:	Sun, 17 Nov 2019 10:41:48 -0800
From:	Janis Hoffmann <iknowjanis@shaw.ca>
To:	alison.wensink@gov.bc.ca

Dear Deputy Minister, Don Wright,

We want to know why Health Canada, which administers, under the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the sale, lease and importation of radiation emitting devices has neglected to do its due diligence by allowing cell phones to be brought onto the market without any practical/realistic-use safety testing?

We want to know why the manufacturers of cell phones are allowed to self report and only have to submit a sample of a one new phone to comply with exposure standards that has been set by the industry?

We want to know why thousands of children attending school are still pressing these cell phones against their heads and abdomens and storing them in their pockets when we know these devices are emitting up to 11 times over the current guidelines?

We want to know why BC Minister of Education, Rob Fleming has refused to follow Ontario’s lead and ban cellphones and personal devices in our schools, when his child is attending the only school in Victoria with a cell phone ban? http://parentsforasafeschool.blogspot.com/2019/10/we-want-to-know-why-bc-is-not-banning.html

The Chicago Tribune recently did an independent investigation into the cell phone scandal (Phonegate) and confirmed the findings that iphone 7 and other smart phones exceeded the Safety Code 6 guidelines for radiation exposure (SAR at 1.6 W/kg at 5mm). Apple and Samsung are knowingly selling products that exceed allowable radiation limits and have failed to warn its consumers regarding radiation risks and the need to keep the phone at a safe distance away from the body.
https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/press-release-revelation-of-the-chicago-tribune-on-the-tests-of-the-most-popular-cell-phones-in-the-united-states

https://www.phonegatealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FCC-letter-20-march-2018.pdf

“The Chicago investigation confirms what the French National Agency has warned about for some time now that 90% of all the major cellphones tested (more than 450) emitted significantly higher levels of radiation exceeding the safety compliance standards, up to 5 times the current guidelines when phones are tested as they are used in real life. The current guidelines for the manufacturers is based on the 1990’s when people wore their standard flip phone on their hip in a holster about 1 “ away from your body.
https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/press-release-the-flaws-in-the-control-of-mobile-phones-by-european-and-international-authorities

In a recent study by Professor Om Gandhi, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, he examined data from 450 cell phones and also confirmed that the phone can exceed the guidelines and emitted up to 11 times over the US FCC limit when used under realistic conditions.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8688629

France has asked the European Commission to strengthen the regulations and guidelines for new mobile phones placed on the market. As recommended by ANSES, the Government has requested that the certification tests be carried out in regards to the contact with the device, and not at 5 mm as is currently the case, so that they are more representative of the real exposure of users. France also asked for an information campaign to encourage changes in ways of use, especially among children.
https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/french-ministerial-announcements-an-important-step-in-our-actions-to-protect-the-health-of-mobile-phone-users

Portland, Oregon passed Bill 283 directing Oregon Health Authority to review peer-reviewed, independently funded scientific studies of health effects of exposure to microwave radiation, particularly exposure that results from use of wireless network technologies in schools. The Department of Education will develop recommendations to schools in this state for practices and alternative technologies that reduce students’ exposure to microwave radiation that Oregon Health Authority report identifies as harmful. "This 2019 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist..." https://www.emfsa.co.za/news/oregon-senate-bill-283-orders-review-of-independent-peer-reviewed-literature-on-health-effects-from-microwave-radiation/

The Italian court ordered the government (Ministries of the Environment and Education) to launch a campaign to advise the public of the health risks from mobile and cordless phones. https://microwavenews.com/short-takes-archive/italian-decision-precaution

Why has the BC government willfully dismissed a 10 year study by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) that concluded “Clear Evidence of Carcinogenic Activity” and the association of cancer in the heart and brain and cell phone radiation? https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/trpanel/2018/march/peerreview20180328_508.pdf

https://ehtrust.org/science/top-experimental-epidemiological-studies/

Why has the BC government willfully dismissed the Ramazzini Institute who also completed the world's largest animal study on cell tower radiation and confirmed the findings of the National Toxicology Program link to Cancer, even at levels below those allowed by SC 6? This information accompanied with the over 29,000 peer reviewed studies by scientists and medical experts www.emf-portal.org/en is more than enough evidence for the precautionary principal to be applied. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300367?via%3Dihub

https://ehtrust.org/worlds-largest-animal-study-on-cell-tower-radiation-confirms-cancer-link/

Health is a provincial jurisdiction. Parents, teachers and students want to know why the BC government and the Provincial Health Officer, has refused to “act in good faith,” by fulfilling their moral and legal obligation, to protect our children, by taking measures to mitigate the risk of harm from unregulated cell phone radiation exposure while under their care in our schools?

Respectfully,
Janis Hoffmann
Parents for Safe Schools

We want to know is Cancer an acceptable risk too

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Subject:	Parents, teachers and students want to know is Cancer an acceptable risk too?
Date:	Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:02:52 -0700
From:	Janis Hoffmann <iknowjanis@shaw.ca>
To:	hlth.dmoffice@gov.bc.ca

Dear Deputy Minister Stephen Brown,

We would like to remind you that we still haven't received a response to our letter dated Jan. 25 2019. We would like to book an appointment to discuss our concerns.

Respectfully,

Janis Hoffmann

250-478-7976

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Subject:	Parents, teachers and students want to know is Cancer an acceptable risk too?
Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:37:32 -0800
From:	Janis Hoffmann <iknowjanis@shaw.ca>
To:	hlth.dmoffice@gov.bc.ca

Dear Deputy Minister Stephen Brown,

We would like an investigation as to:

- Why the Ministry of Health, Adrian Dix and the Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry has put our correspondence on a FYI list of “frequent writers” giving them option NOT to respond to any of our emails? See FOI attached

- Why they listed one of the subject matters as Monsanto?

- Why our Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has refused to provide us with an official response to the 2018, current findings of the US National Toxicology Program and the supporting Ramazzini Institute Study who concluded there is “Clear Evidence of Carcinogenic Activity” and the association of cancer in the heart and brain and cell phone radiation?

- Why they have ignored more than 27,000 studies that confirm that exposure to RF/EMF is associated with many health effects, including cancers and other serious debilitating effects, like autism, Alzheimer’s, hormone problems, DNA damage, fertility, etc.?

- Why Dr. Bonnie Henry relies on Dr. Kosatsky who appears to have no educational background in the biological effects from RF radiation to advise her on the safety of Wi-Fi in our schools. Dr. Kosatsky stated, “ while I am not a cancer epidemiologist, nor a specialist in the health effects of non-ionizing radiation”?

- Why they rely on the advise of the BC Cancer Agency when this agency clearly have a vested interest in supporting the wireless industry in return for millions of dollars in donations?

- Why we have not been provided us with a copy of these studies and the recent publications that they recently "reviewed" along with the names of the scientists and medical experts?

- Why they keep quoting Safety Code 6 when we all know there are no regulations put in place for non-ionizing radiation?

- Why Dr. Bonnie Henry states that “. . . and we continue to recommend people make personal choices to reduce their exposure.” How can parents make a Personal Choice to protect their children when microwave radiation exposure is mandatory in all our public schools?

- Why a known 2b carcinogen listed next to lead, DDT, methyl mercury, chloroform, and car exhaust is an acceptable risk in our schools?

- We want to know is Cancer an acceptable risk too?

Our Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, and the Ministry of Health, Adrian Dix, has failed to do their due diligence and take immediate action to mitigate the risk by informing the School Boards throughout the province of the established health risks associated with long-term exposure to microwave radiation by recommending the use of hard-wired connections to access the Internet in our schools. For as little as a one time cost of $500 US dollars every classroom would be provided with 40 Ethernet ports plus adapters for their wireless devices, costing about $20 per child, a small price to pay compared to brain surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatments etc. http://octowired.com/

We are hoping for a timely response.

Sincerely,

Janis Hoffmann

Parents for Safe Schools

250-478-7976