Health problems and banning Wi-Fi

Around 70% of primary schools and 81 % of secondaries
already have wireless technology

Some parents believe that the Wi-Fi is making their children sick and therefore they gather their voice to ban Wi-Fi system from schools. They are afraid that radiation emitted from the system causes health problems including brain damage to pupils, even though schools and some health organizations such as the Health Protection Agency in the UK state "there is no consistent evidence to date that Wi-Fi and WLANs adversely affect the health of the general population".

It is recognised, however, that there is a lack of research in this field. According to Dr Andrew Goldsworthy, a retired biologist of Imperial College, London, the "existence of safety guidelines should not be taken as proof that Wi-Fi networks are safe."

Sir William Stewart, Chairman of the Health Protection Agency, has also called for a precautionary approach and further research to give parents as much reassurance as possible.

Children' s brains absorb twice more radiation

This issue is not only happening in the UK. The Canadian Press (2010) reported that 14 Ontario schools in Barrie, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia and Wasaga Beach’s students are having symptoms from light headaches to heavy dizziness, nausea and also include memory loss, trouble concentrating, hyperactivity, night sweats and insomnia. In general the symptoms are easy to find among young children that is because we have clear evidence form that shows that children, especially young children, are going to absorb much more radiation than older children and adults because physically their brain is developing, thinner skulls and smaller size of brains more closely approximates the size of the wavelength being deployed.