Ban WiFi ?

This short article got my attention very easily when I read about how a group of over 45,000 Catholic school teachers are trying to ban WiFi from schools, due to there being a possible link between cancer and wireless devices like cellphones and laptops. What also attracted my eye was that it’s up to the school boards in the province to make the decisions about whether to use WiFi or not, as well the fact that at least one school board in British Columbia have removed or strictly limited WiFi due to this safety concern.

My look at this no more WiFi in classrooms has brought many thought to my mind on how to react to it, clearly it has some support and teachers are looking to have an end to WiFi in over1,400 Catholic schools but how are they going to deliver the work to the students or let them hand in work online?

If they use paper then they are not being very green and saving trees, so what that means that they are going to hook up every computer with a hardwired connection meaning they will need to put a computer in every single class for each student? Where is that money going come from?  They can also have the Ethernet cable for laptops but that means every single student would need their own laptop and they also will need to take the time to install the right programs, this also means that the schools will need to be renovated for the Ethernet cables for laptops and or computers this is would cost a lot of money, and what does that mean maybe more taxes or budget cuts on other programs so that a possible link from WiFi technology and cancer can be avoided. Are the teachers going take pay cuts to pay for the renovations in an entire province? I don’t think so. WiFi is cheaper than installing all those renovations to hook up hardwired cables to possibly new computers and or laptops. These days many teachers use the internet to post notes, questions, solutions, homework, assignments and much more. This all saves trees and time for teachers. So why spend money have budget cuts and more just from a possible link to cancer. I say yes research it and make sure  there is a 100% link to cancer and wireless technology then if there is a big risk limit the use of WiFi in classrooms  even now limit it but don’t get rid of it since its now an important  way to do your school work and has become essential part of school and life its self that brings me to another topic of how life is run by technology but that’s not what I am talking about.

So I say unless the teachers are willing to take a big pay cut of their pay cheques for renavations for all wired internet then I am all for it since there is a little risk and health concerns but besides that I say only at maximum reduce the amount of WiFi but do not get rid of it completely, since I am sure everyone loves their WiFi am I right or am I right?

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Nick Panico

link: Global mail article