by Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun, 18 March 2013
Several contentious resolutions suggesting health hazards from wireless technologies in school were abandoned Monday before they could be debated at the B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) annual general meeting.
Only one resolution made it to the floor and was passed by a 366-259 vote. It called on the union to support members "who are suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity by ensuring that their medical needs are accommodated in the workplace."
Other resolutions - all of which originated with the Nicola Valley Teachers' Union - called on boards of education to stop installing wireless networks in schools where other networking technology is feasible and to designate one school at elementary, middle and secondary levels to be free of wi-fi for educators and families who are worried about possible health effects.
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