We recently wrote a letter to School District #83 voicing our concerns to those persons who are involved in the decision to possibly install a Wi-Fi system in one of the schools in Salmon Arm in the near future.
We have taken steps to limit our family’s exposure to EMF radiation in our home by removing cordless phones and Wi-Fi. But when it comes to the public school system, we may not have a choice for our child to avoid the much higher levels of exposure (along with the damaging accumulative affects) that she will be subjected to unless the service to the school is hardwired rather than the proposed wireless.
A recent letter to the L.A. Unified School District by Dr. Martha R. Herbert, Phd, Md., a pediatric neurologist and neuroscientist, states that there are thousands of documents on the adverse health and neurological impacts of EMF/RFR on people, especially children and those with chronic illnesses and/or neurodevelopment disabilities. She says: “We know now that there are a large array of impacts that have nothing to do with the heating of tissue. EMF/RFR from Wi-Fi and cell towers can exert a disorganizing effect on the ability to learn and remember and can also be destabilizing to immune and metabolic functions.”
Health Canada and industry is claiming there are little or no adverse affects to our bodies, but we are not convinced. I urge the decision- makers in our school district along with all concerned parents, to listen to Jerry Flynn, whose career specializes in this field, speak on Feb. 26th at the First United Church in Salmon Arm.
When it comes to health matters, especially regarding our children, it’s always better to be more safe than sorry.
Margo and Rick Charleston
