For the first time in the US, Oregon is requiring the Oregon Health Authority to investigate the health effects of wireless radiation in schools and the Oregon Department of Education to recommend practices and alternative technologies that would reduce students’ exposure to radiation the health authority deems harmful. This is the first bill in the United State with a focus on the health impact of wireless radio frequency radiation in schools

The bill requires that the studies used have been independently funded and peer reviewed. Industry-funded studies, of which there are a plethora, are set up such that health effects will not be found. For instance, the length of daily exposure, the strength of the exposure, and the amount of time over which the study is run are all variables that can change the outcome of the study.

The issue has come to the fore as reports of cancer clusters in schools near cell towers and using wireless microwave technology, as faculty and students increasingly report being stricken with microwave sickness in schools, at alarming rates.

Persistence pays off

This bill is the result of work by tireless activist and parent David Morrison, who took up the cause when his daughter was welcomed back from Summer break by a newly mounted cell tower on the roof of her school. David’s dogged determination shows us that “If you persist, we can all create great change!”

Many others also joined his effort, and the bill was championed by legislator Laurie Monnes-Anderson, Chair of the Oregon Senate Health Committee. Laurie endured ridicule and disrespect from other lawmakers for championing this bill and even had a tinfoil hat placed on her desk by a fellow legislator, to which she just laughed. In the end almost every legislator voted for the bill passing 50-8 vote in the house.

Though this new law could have huge implications, exactly two mainstream news outlets gave coverage.

SYMPTOMS OF MICROWAVE ILLNESS:

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PARENT TOOLKIT TO ADVOCATE ON SAFE TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOL FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST:

• Questions and Answers on Wi-Fi and Cell Phones in Schools: This two-pager is filled with links and resources on why and how to reduce wireless radiation exposure at schools.
• Checklist on How to Reduce EMF and Wireless Radiation for Schools: A list of actionable steps every school can take to eliminate and reduce EMF exposure at school.
• CHPS Low EMF Criteria: The Collaborative for High-Performance Schools has developed Best Practices for LOW EMF classrooms that details how schools can replace wireless networks with wired networks.
• Letter on School Wi-Fi and Health for Principal
  This draft letter compiles the latest research and you can take portions of it or all of it to send it to your school administrator to begin this important conversation on safe technology.
• Letters by Scientists on Wireless and Cell towers for School Administrators: This webpage has a compendium of letters (downloadable PDF’s) written to school officials regarding wireless in schools and cell towers at schools.
• Peer-Reviewed Published Science on Wireless Radiation,
• Published Science on Wi-Fi Specifically

For more information see https://ehtrust.org/first-in-the-nation-oregon-passes-state-bill-on-wireless-radiation-and-health-in-school/