No, obviously.
But that’s not going to stop a bunch of parents in Barrie from raising a ruckus with their local school board. Nor will it stop the CBC from picking up the article and credulously running with it. To show how patently ridiculous this issue is, I’m not even going to comment directly on any of the things said or people quoted — I’m just going to quote word-for-word a bunch of things said in the article, with my own emphasis added at some points:
They believe the Wi-Fi setup in their kids’ elementary schools may be the problem.
The parents complain they can’t get the Simcoe County school board or anyone else to take their concerns seriously, even though the children’s symptoms all disappear on weekends when they aren’t in school.
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“I’m not saying it’s because of the Wi-Fi because we don’t know yet, but I’ve pretty much eliminated every other possible source.”
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“They are culpable and … they have the gall to go on the record and say they haven’t had any doctor’s notes. Well what doctor has been schooled about the rate of microwave infections?“
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Wireless technology also wastes energy, is less secure than wired connections, could be violating a student’s right to a safe environment and should be turned off in schools, Clarke added.
“The simple solution is plug back in the wired, ported system that’s already there and unplug the wireless,” she said. “It’s real easy and it costs nothing. In fact, it will save money.”
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“Within a few months of Wi-Fi being installed, stories start coming forward with kids complaining about headaches, neurological effects, loss of balance and problems with fine motor skills,” said NDP health critic France Gelinas.
“There is enough anecdotal evidence from parents that this is worth looking into.”
Lastly, shame on you, CBC, for your irresponsible journalism. You could have looked for an opinion outside of the one scientist in the world who seems to be on a crusade against all EM radiation.
