Wifi classrooms

Better Ways to Say "No" to Students. Reasons to Teach Coding from an Early Age. Technology Know-How for the Snowy Months. Sign Up For Our Newsletter. In mid-March, cable TV and internet provider Charter announced it would offer free broadband and WiFi access for 60 days to households with students in grades K or in college who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription. Installation fees for the up to Mbps service are also being waived for new households with students.

Charter continues to offer Spectrum Internet Assist, a low-cost broadband program delivering speeds of 30 Mbps, to eligible low-income households. The company has also opened its WiFi hotspots for public use. Local elementary and high schools also are stepping up the effort to keep students connected through the end of the school year. The Alton School District provided Chromebooks to students in grades in addition to giving individual WiFi hotspots to students without internet access, according to Assistant Superintendent Kristie Baumgartner.

Protective Policy by Governments. CYPRUS Cyprus has removed Wi-Fi from elementary classrooms and has a strong public awareness campaign educating parents, teenagers , and pregnant women. In , Oregon passed a bill , SB, which directs the Oregon Health Authority to review peer-reviewed, independently funded scientific studies of health effects of exposure to microwave radiation, particularly exposure that results from use of wireless network technologies in schools, and to report to a Legislative Educational Assembly in The California State PTA passed a resolution on electromagnetic fields resolving to educate and inform decision makers and school communities on risk reduction policies for electromagnetic radiation.

Several school districts Petaluma, Montgomery County have policies that tablets and notebook computers should be on tables not laps —prompted by parents raising the health issue of Wi-Fi in school. The Los Angeles school district prohibits school cell towers and has set a wireless exposure limit that is 10, times lower than FCC limits, recognising the existence of biological effects.

The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Association has released an educational curriculum for students, elementary through high school. The school has a policy to inform and educate students about cell phones and wireless radiation, and officially recommends reducing exposure.

They teach students to turn OFF the wireless on their devices. While these recommendations also include halfway measures, they are the first body of a US state to recommend reducing exposures. We think they need to go further to clearly recommend only wired ethernet connections and the full removal of Wi-Fi from the school property. Public School Policy Note: The schools and school districts listed here are taking steps in the right direction but many of them are not fully protecting students and staff.

This includes all forms of media and requires online-based homework to be done well in advance of bedtime; Keep electronic devices out of bedrooms for a sounder sleep. Fixed access points should in any case be well out of reach. Where laptops or other computers have exposed antennae these should not be touched during operation.

Any visitor who may suffer from the auditory response or be concerned about interference with a medical device can then choose to stay clear. There is a suggested notice and logo in the Links section to the right of the screen. While this action of reommending devices off the lap and signs does not protect the children nor ensure safety, it does reflect the growing awareness of the fauly way devices rae tested- at 20 cm off the body. If device is to stay on, turn Wi-Fi off when not in use switch on side, or airplane mode on iPad.

Always place the device on a solid surface Viewing distance should be a minimum of 12 inches from the screen. If device is to stay on, turn Wi-Fi off when not in use. Always place device on a solid surface. Viewing distance should be a minimum of 12 inches from the screen. Staff was asked by the Principals to post this in areas that contain computers and devices. They are reminding staff to follow it. Video of parent who initiated this , Video of school board member discussing the process.

We also understand that the LAUSD averages radio frequency measurements which minimizes the peak radiation exposures. As well as design and installation, we offer a complete support and maintenance service to help ensure your education WiFi network systems are operating optimally.

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