#No5GNearSchools — Keep Cell Towers Away From Schools and Demand 5G Safety Studies

Our kids need your help to protect them from harmful 5G and cell tower radiation! Schools are accepting financial incentives from telecom giants to add cell towers to their properties. In true Big Tech fashion, corporate profits have taken priority over public health.

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) wants to stop the uncontrolled rollout of 5G and cell tower equipment near schools and residential neighborhoods. We need your help to force legislative action to stop the ever-increasing risk to our children caused by dangerous radiofrequency (RF) radiation emitted by this equipment.

Contact your elected officials today to demand they introduce and support federal and state legislation banning cell towers and small cells from being on or near school grounds.

The Issue

School districts around the country are risking our children’s health and safety by partnering with telecom giants Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T to install cell towers directly on school grounds in exchange for monetary gains. Yet, scientific literature confirms the harms of RF radiation on children’s health, and no long-term studies exist that show 5G is safe. In fact, experts in the fields of human health and telecommunications recommend a minimum distance of 1640 feet between cell towers and school grounds.

Scientific Evidence of Harm

Scientific literature clearly documents the adverse health effects of RF exposure, including developmental delays, memory and attention deficits, heightened risk for type 2 diabetes and changes to the blood predictive of cancer. Learn all about the health risks of wireless technology here.

Cell towers and small cells also pose considerable fire safety threats, compounding the existing risks to our children when placed near schools.

Contact your legislators today and demand they introduce and support federal and state legislation to ban cell towers/small cells from being on or near school grounds in order to protect our children from the harms caused by RF radiation.

Take Action

Complete the form below to email federal, state and local officials and tell them our children are not guinea pigs!

Make follow-up phone calls to each representative asking if they’ve received your email. Use this call as an opportunity to express your opposition to the proliferation of wireless cellular infrastructure on and near school grounds. You can find helpful resources for these conversations here.

For more news and information about RF radiation — and what you can do to protect your children — please visit the Electromagnetic Radiation & Wireless section of CHD’s website.

Thank you for using your voice to make a difference for our children.

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The Problem:

In return for monetary gains, school districts around the U.S. have partnered with telecom giants Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T to install cell towers directly on school grounds, despite not having done a single long-term study to ensure this is safe for our children. On the contrary, research shows that exposure to these technologies carries significant health risks — particularly for children. But, schools are being incentivized to add towers to their school sites. In true Big Tech fashion, corporate profits take priority over the health of our children.

Scientific evidence of harm and no long-term safety studies:

There is an extensive collection of scientific literature on the adverse health effects of radiofrequency (RF) exposure, including:

• Delayed development of fine and gross motor skills, memory and attention deficits and increased risk of type 2 diabetes in school adolescents
• An increase in the incidence of tumors of the brain and heart in rats
• A statistically significant increase in blood biomarkers predictive of cancer in those residing closer to cell towers
• Increased risk of developing neuropsychiatric problems such as headaches, memory changes, dizziness, tremors, depressive symptoms and sleep disturbance for residents near cell towers

Cell towers and small cells pose considerable fire safety threats, compounding the existing risks to children when placed near schools.

In addition to this overwhelming body of scientific literature demonstrating the impact of RF radiation on children’s health, no long-term studies exist demonstrating the safety of 5G. During a 2019 congressional hearing, senior telecom executives admitted, under oath, there were no active studies being backed by the industry.

To this, Senator Blumenthal, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, responded, “So there really is no research ongoing. We’re kind of flying blind here, as far as health and safety is concerned.”

Therefore, I urge you to speak out on this very important issue for our children’s safety. Please introduce and support legislation that prohibits the installation and operation of cell towers and small cells on or near school grounds, mandating a minimum distance of 1640 feet between cell towers or small cells and school grounds.

Our children are not guinea pigs and until independent long-term safety studies are done, I demand you do everything in your power to protect our children from the known and unknown risks of wireless exposure.

Written By Children’s Health Defense

September 9, 2022

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