Recently a parent complained to their local school board because their kids would come home with “a racing heart rate, higher body temperature, and nausea”. (Read it here at the Global and Mail).
The proposed cause? The wi-fi (wireless internet) that the school has. The schools in Canada want to be completely wireless by 2025 by some reports.
But the thing is, the report does not state if the kids in question where using wi-fi devices (psp, ipod touch, etc). Because there are things on the internet that can cause those symptoms (“graphic images”).
I say the report is bogus and the parent is raising the red flag for no reason. The children could be ill because of the wi-fi but they said that the symptoms go away at school.
The real cause could be the lighting as school lights are bright, or it could be the computer screens at school. The fact that the symptoms go away on the weekend shows Wi-Fi is not the cause because their neighbours probably have Wi-Fi or satellite/bluetooth/wireless phones/etc.
Unfortunately, folks will always blame change. I’m reminded of a case where a school system sued a 15 year old girl because they suspected her of making a teacher ill by casting a magic spell on him…..
Its almost sad, honestly. :
O.o.