I've got to speak out on this one. I've only ever heard of the wi-fi illness when those affected have some sort of ax to grind with the supposed wi-fi offender. While working on my Master's degree, I did one particular study where I drove a grid pattern around our little town of 10,000 using a wireless sniffer. I found 350 different mac addresses of wireless routers in our town, with just over 300 wide open, which was the subject of my paper. Fast forward a year or two, and there's a student who has been in the district since kindergarten suddenly develop this wi-fi sensitivity, particularly at school. This was one child whose mother was quite litigious, having attempted to sue the school on multiple occasions, with the story usually being her kid misbehaved, got in trouble, acted out worse and worse, and then the school did something wrong, when in fact they never really did. She wanted to sue the school because her kid was getting sick from the wireless routers. Turns out his wi-fi sensitivity didn't develop during his elementary years, even though his school had access points outside of two of his classrooms when he was there. Mom claimed he felt fine at home, where casual sniffing while driving by the address showed 4 open access points just outside his front door. If this were a genuine illness, I would suspect it would only be found in those who live truly out in the wilderness, or we'd be suffering a pandemic of catastrophic proportions. Wi-fi is EVERYWHERE now. Every little small business that wants to encourage people hanging around has wi-fi. They may not advertise it, but it's there. Even if they don't, there's someone around who does. I bet if you stand by any window in any classroom of any school that's not out in the country, you WILL find wi-fi signal. And with the availability of technology these days, there's at least one kid in your school who knows how to turn their cell phone into a wi-fi hot spot, who will open it for their buddies during lunch and study hall. I would beware of the tolls though. I'm sure there's someone with an ax to grind who can pretend to be sick. Stick up a wired switch with wireless antenna glued on until you call them out. Then deploy the wireless. I am all for the safety of all children, as well as the scientific method.Sorry for the rant,Eric On Mar 10, 2011 8:38 PM, "CLIFFORD ILKAY" <<a href="mailto:clifford_ilkay@dinamis.com" target="_blank">clifford_ilkay@dinamis.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> On <a href="tel:03%2F10%2F2011" target="_blank">03/10/2011</a> 11:06 AM, Joseph Bishay wrote: > > Hello, > > I hope everyone is well. > > A while bac... Hello, Be careful. WiFi has lots of health-related concerns surrounding it, especially for children. One of the school boards in this area deployed it and that started a firestorm of controversy with some parents claiming their children were becoming ill from the WiFi. The Superintendent of that school board handled it very badly. The parents whose children were afflicted were asking for a 90 day moratorium to see if the symptoms of their children abated. Instead of doing that, which I think would have been an inexpensive and non-confrontational way of dealing with the issue, it became a war of experts with the school board trotting out their experts who claimed WiFi was safe and the parents trotting out their own experts who claimed that WiFi caused all sorts of problems. Google for "simcoe school board wifi". Here is one article: <<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/08/16/wifi-students.html" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/08/16/wifi-students.html</a>>. If I were in your shoes, I would consult parents so that I would act with their support and I'd be frank about presenting both sides of the issue. It's best to have these discussions before you spend money on technology that you might have to mothball later due to health concerns. I've read enough about the issue that I think there is something going on and would be inclined to err on the side of caution. -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay Dinamis 1419-3266 Yonge St. Toronto, ON Canada M4N 3P6 <<a href="http://dinamis.com" target="_blank">http://dinamis.com</a>> <a href="tel:%2B1%20416-410-3326" target="_blank"></a><a href="tel:%2B1%20416-410-3326" target="_blank"></a><a href="tel:%2B1%20416-410-3326" target="_blank">+1 416-410-3326</a> _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com" target="_blank">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www." target="_blank">https://www.</a>...</blockquote>