2024-01-19 A “compromise ban” re. smartphones in schools

1) Dr. Devra Davis believes the US government’s ending of NTP research on RFR is irresponsible, especially given the evidence of harm that its major study proved. We are all guinea pigs in this environment of ever-increasing levels of exposure.

STATEMENT BY DEVRA DAVIS PHD, MPH ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM CEASING RESEARCH ON CELL PHONE RADIATION

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“The United States has been asleep at the switch and is missing a very important opportunity to provide protection to public health and the environment.

In fact, the U.S. government’s own studies showed cancer and DNA damage from cell phone radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure.

Infertility clinics ask men what their habits are with respect to cell phones and other wireless devices….

In fact, whether the government stops doing the research or not, there is a massive study underway because we have billions of people being exposed to ever increasing levels of wireless radiation throughout the world. Millions of American children are exposed every day in classrooms. The only problem is there is no control group anymore, which will make it difficult, but not impossible, to discern the impacts of wireless radiation.”

https://ehtrust.org/statement-by-devra-davis-phd-mph-on-the-u-s-government-national-toxicology-program-ceasing-research-on-cell-phone-radiation/

2) Parents and teachers are concerned about students being so distracted by their smartphones, etc. that their education is being significantly, and negatively, affected.

TDSB trustees vote to develop policy that would limit student cellphone use

“During the meeting of the TDSB’s Governance and Policy Committee Wednesday night, trustees approved a motion that proposes the development of a new cellphone and mobile device policy.

The motion put forward by Ward 11 Don Valley West Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin cited research that shows cellphone use is not beneficial to learning and may, in fact, be creating “significant harm to children and teens” in terms of their mental health, well-being and academic success.

https://www.cp24.com/news/tdsb-trustees-vote-to-develop-policy-that-would-limit-student-cellphone-use-1.6730124

Many schools are pondering how to limit cell phone use given the strong desire of parents and kids to be able to keep in touch in case of emergency. This school in the Massachusetts seems to have found a happy, workable compromise.

What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation

“As the close of the school year neared last June, talk turned to final assignments (the English class was finishing Moby-Dick) and end-of-year fun (there was a trip planned to a local lake). It was, in most ways, a typical teenage afternoon – except that no one was on their phones.

Buxton was wrapping up the first year of a simple yet novel experiment: banning cellphones on campus. Or, rather, smartphones.”

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/cellphone-smartphone-bans-schools

3) Important information about internet modems from EMR Australia. If you want more information about wired, radiation-free equipment, etc., Safe Living Technology is a great resource. Rob Metzinger is always most willing to answer questions. His email is:

Rob Metzinger <rob@slt.co>

Is your modem safe?

“Let’s start by talking about what’s usually the highest source of wireless radiation in the home: the wireless modem. Many modern modems are extremely high-powered and emit radiofrequency radiation over a very large area.

I speak to lots of people who think their modems are radiation-free when they’re not, so today I’d like to share some of the common misconceptions I encounter and let you know what you can do about them.”

https://preview.mailerlite.com/l0z3s3k1c0/2396078990105253537/l9e9/

 

Sharon Noble, Director, Citizens for Safer Tech

“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”     Albert Einstein

Sent from my wired laptop with no wireless components. PLEASE Practice Safe Tech.

www.citizensforsafertech.ca

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