November 3, 2006: Dirty Electricity: An Invisible Pollutant in Schools

The Education Forum - the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Association’s quarterly publication

I am convinced that Dirty Electricity is contributing to the ill health of staff and students; that elementary students are the most sensitive; and that this form of pollution may be significantly compromising the learning and working environment in schools...

Symptoms often associated with ADD or ADHD were the behavior that improved when the (Graham -Stetzer) filters were installed... Many of the behavioral traits that disappeared are those associated with ADD and ADHD...

But perhaps the most impressive result was for students with asthma...

Students who have been diagnosed with migraine headaches have had their headaches reduced...

Professor Magda Havas, Trent University

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A study conducted at Willow Wood Public School in Toronto

In a Toronto school study, overall teacher well being improved while the (GS) filters were in place. Teachers were less frustrated, less tired, less irritable. They were better able to focus and had better health, improved mood, and greater sense of accomplishment. Sixty percent of the classes showed significant improvements in student behavior.

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Salzburg Health Department advises against wireless and DECT phones in schools

The official advice of the public Health Department of the Salzburg Region is not to use WLAN and DECT in schools or kindergarden.

Read: Dec. 2005 DECT and Wireless banned in schools in Salzburg, Austria

Read: Jan. 2006 German Gov't health warning concerning DECT cordless phones