school News I AntlcdrrowenzNym.com <br />S . • . <br />2/2/1410:33 PM <br />CAMPANELLI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. <br />(516) 746-1600 <br />HOME KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TESTIMONIALS ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS <br />QUESTIONS S: ANSWERS LINKS CONTACT US <br />School News <br />News of governments, other than the United States, banning Cell Towers near Schools; and U.S. School <br />Districts and PTAs bucking the U.S. Government by opposing them as well: <br />Faced with scientific evidence of a link between RF emissions and childhood leukemia, Countries other than <br />the United States have banned or are in the process of banning, the installation of Cell Towers within 1,500 <br />feet from schools. <br />In stark contrast, the U.S. government has not only refused to entertain similar-restrictions, but has, <br />instead, been engaged in ongoing efforts to empower the wireless industry to install Cell Towers and Cell <br />Antennas virtually anywhere they desire, including atop public schools, with virtually no government <br />oversight or regulation [See Government Related Information & Unks] <br />Across the U.S., State Officials, School Districts, School. Boards and PTAs are bucking the federal <br />government, and a movement to exert pressure upon-Congress to change the Telecommunications Act of <br />1996 is underway. <br />The success of such movements will depend upon whether enough citizens can organize and thereby exert <br />enough pressure to outweigh the lobbying efforts of the $60 billion-dollar-per-year wireless industry. <br />Video addressing how the FCC has failed to protect school children - Cell Tower Radiation Polllueon <br />F Connecticut House of Representatives passes bill to restrict the installation of Cell Towers within 750 feet of a <br />School, by a vote of 139-0 - Bill now heads to the Senate - April 28, 2010 - Video <br />BRAG Report recommends that schools, school districts, municipalities and states call upon the FCC for a ruling <br />that requires Cell Towers be set back at least 1,500 feet away from schools - April 26, 2010 - Business Wire <br />k Los Angeles Board of Education Votes to Prohibit Cell Towers Near Schools - There is growing evidence that the <br />radiation they emit, even at low levels, is dangerous to human health" - Press Release <br />li Los Angeles Board of Education formally condemns the placement of Cell Towers near schools, and requests that <br />the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors demand that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 be revised to allow local <br />governments to consider the potential adverse health Impacts upon children - December 8, 2009 <br />Oregon School Board Votes to Ban Cell Towers on School Properties, and to oppose the Installation of Cell <br />Towers on Adjacent Properties - OregonLive.com <br />up: //www.antlcGlkOwOf wmWm-com/llnks/schod-news.hmd <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />