The Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association wants Wi-Fi banned
Recently, a decision of The Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association has made the news: they want Wi-Fi banned in their 1,400-plus school classrooms in Ontario, Canada. They cite numerous studies that detail the health risks (see the articles, linked below for more). The union represents 45,000 teachers.
Isn’t it time more schools – and people everywhere – say no to Wi-Fi?
Their site: http://www.oecta.on.ca
Direct link to their position paper (PDF):Â http://www.oecta.on.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/13/toronto-oecta-wifi.html
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In related news, parents north of Toronto pulled their children out of school in a Wi-Fi protest in November, 2011: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/york-region-parents-pull-students-from-school-in-classroom-wi-fi-protest/article2246100/
Barrie, Ontario parents demand school turns off Wi-Fi, from Aug. 15, 2010: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/barrie-parents-demand-schools-turn-off-wi-fi/article1673535/
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