The Detroit News: Detroit’s Proliferation Of School Cellphone Towers Prompt Study Request
“The concerns about cellphone towers on school property have spread from Wyandotte to Detroit, where parents in Michigan’s largest city are expressing their worries and the City Council has asked the health department to do a study. Aliya Brown, whose daughter attends Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, said she became concerned for the safety of children and staff members at Detroit’s public schools after learning there are 21 school locations with cellphone towers, including one at the academy. She said she immediately contacted her daughter’s principal and asked him about it. “He emailed the central office, and they said to their knowledge that they were safe,” she said.”
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Michigan school cell tower news
Nearby Detroit in Wyandotte Michigan parents have been successfully protesting the installation of 5G cell antennas on their children’s elementary school for months now resulting in near daily news coverage. The superintendent and school board member resigned amidst the controversy.
State and federal lawmakers have voiced opposition to the cell tower. U.S Congressman Shri Thanedar released a press statement saying that the cell tower on top of the school is unacceptable and spoke at an expert webinar with legal and science experts.
Michigan State Representative James Desana is introducing a state bill to restrict cell towers at schools. Environmental Health Trust submitted a scientific letter on the health effects of cellular radiation to Representative James Desana in support of the bill which documented the scientific research indicating harmful effects,” Cell antennas and cell towers should not be placed near schools and homes. Safety is not assured even if the cell tower is compliant with FCC limits.”
https://ehtrust.org/detroits-proliferation-of-school-cellphone-towers-prompt-study-request/ Source: Environmental Health Trust