槟电磁公害联盟：停止学校安裝WiFi及电讯塔

槟城电磁波辐射公害防护协会2012年9月24日记者会新闻稿

我国教育部宣布将在西马所有中小学，全面使用新的互联网系统「1BestariNet」，取代於2010年停用的学校互联网系统「School Net」。1BestariNet 由马来西亚教育部与杨忠礼通讯合作下提供基于云储存的虚拟学习平台和连接全国10,000所学校的高速互联网的一项电子教学计划。

1BestariNet项目把青蛙虚拟学习模式（Frog VLE）经由4 G宽带连接全国学校，青蛙虚拟学习模式是极具人性化的程式，为各学校而定制。而且它也提供了完善的管理成面，使教师，管理人员，甚至学生能完全嵌入他们学习的环境。主要的是集行政和教学於一体的性能。截至今年3月，这项计划已覆盖全国1275间学校，并预计将在2013年或今年内，推行至全国逾万间中小学，以提倡资讯工艺时代的电子教育模式。这项15亿令吉计划，由杨忠礼电力旗下的杨忠礼通讯施工。

据我们所知，许多学校已接到通知将被施与此项系统。他们除了将在校内推行Wi-Fi/无线网路通信技术上网之外，还得在学校范围內兴建电讯塔（WIMAX～World Interoperability for Microwave Access - 即全球微波接入互操作性的发射塔，是一种高速、宽带无线数字式电信系统）。

我们全力支持教育部及我国任何机构提供世界一级的科技技术来教育我国的下一代，改革现今传统的教育体系和学习环境；并致力缩小城市和乡村社区之间的鸿沟，以提高马来西亚的教育素质——但前提是“它”必须是“安全”和“无害”的。我们不能允许孩子们面对不必要的微波辐射的健康风险，更何况我们还可以选择使用有线网络的设置。

身为父母及防电磁波辐射公害团体的一员，我们必须慎重的提醒大众，尤其是学校单位、董事会、家长、家协及各部门。Wi-Fi（无线网路通信技术）是与电讯塔使用相同的技术的发射器。一般家长都非常抗拒电话通信发射器（电讯塔）建设在居家和学校附近，但却没有发觉其实Wi-Fi使用的也是相同的技术，它也具有微波/电磁波辐射。英国的Stewart Report S1.42里提到“在没有与学校成员或家长达成任何协议，如此大强度的辐射是不应该落于学校或建筑物的任何一部分”

我们将就此事的严重性，向首相府、教育部、卫生部及马来西亚通讯与多媒体委员会呈上备忘录。

2011年5月，世界卫生组织（WHO）的国际癌症研究机中心（IARC）将手机、无线通信设备发出的“射频电磁场”归类为“2B型可致癌物质”。世卫组织报告的结论是“进一步的研究非常重要”，并提醒市民，特别是年轻人和儿童，要“采取务实的措施，以减少接触”。国际癌症研究机中心的专家已确定该项分类亦包括Wi-Fi的发放。

在2012年1月，美国环境医学学院宣告：“慢性暴露于无线电频率辐射是一种可以预防的环境危害，现已有充分数据，足以支持即时履行预防的公共卫生措施.... 孩子们特别有大脑发展被影响、和学习及行为受损的风险。

在2011年10月，加拿大卫生部鼓励“......家长减少儿童对手机的RF（射频辐射）曝光，因为儿童一般对环境里的物质”更加敏感“，并且，“目前科学上缺乏有关手机对儿童健康潜在影响的资料。

国际癌症研究机构发出的警告，的确是一个严重的问题。此外，在「2B可能致癌物」的分类里，也包括柴油车的排气，DDT和氯丹等的可能致癌物质和对人体有害的毒素。我们能允许Wi-Fi在我们的学校，而觉得什么也无所谓吗？你能让DDT和氯丹的迷雾一整天弥漫在我们孩子的教室，每周5天，或让柴油车的排气或氯丹这种有机氯杀虫剂飘进教室和我们的住家里吗？

鉴于儿童每天在学校多个小时，国外有些家长们关注无线设备对儿童长期健康的影响，因孩子不能采取个人措施以避免这种接触。这些家长遵从“预防原则”，提倡使用有安全历史的有线科技来进行学习。而近年来，在不同学区均有学生报告:身体对学校环境中Wi-Fi和无线设备发射的射频产生生理反应，如头痛，眩晕，心率急跳，疲劳和注意力不集中等。

2012年8月23日，以色列卫生部副部长Yaakov Litzman 倡议其教育部长Gideon Sa'ar 停止在学校安装无线网络，尤其是在有据可查的危害报告下。我们坚定的相信，我们以民为本的政府是应该做得到，为我们的孩子提供一个“安全”的学习环境。

我们呼吁教育部，卫生部卫生及所有有关人士，为了我们孩子的安全，必需停止在所有学校装置无线网路通信技术和电讯塔。我们一定要减少孩子们在住家和学校里长期和累积性的暴露在电磁波辐射。

我们建议使用有线网络型式的方法成为Wi-Fi的替代品，特别是在学校和图书馆，让孩子们不会受到射频辐射的影响。

有线上网有亦很多优点：它的速度更快，可以携带更多的数据，它更安全于防止入侵，最重要的是它不“辐射”孩子。

我们呼吁大家响应我们的号召，要求有关部门在有其他可行的网络技术的情况下，停止在学校安裝Wi-Fi和其他无线通信设备，旨在保护儿童和支持父母的权利和选择。


Press Release of Penang EMF Radiation Protection Association
24 September 2012:

Recently, the ministry of education is implementing 1BestariNet project in 10,000 schools in our country. The purpose of this 1BestariNet (http://1bestarinet.net/) is to provide mobile Internet and high-speed 4G Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in all schools throughout Malaysia. Ministry of Education in collaboration with YTL Communications provides wireless Internet high speed 4G Frog Virtual Learning Environment together with the effective schools throughout Malaysia.

The Frog learning platform is an inclusive solution that will meet the needs of all schools, regardless of their abilities or geographical and socio-economic barriers. All schools, whether urban or rural, will have access to the same, high quality resources and content, giving equal delivery of education to all Malaysian children. The new learning platform solution will support collaboration between high and low performing schools, sharing best teaching methods and resources – helping all schools to raise standards in the way teaching is delivered to students.  http://www.frogtrade.com/frogweb/website2012/news.html

At the same time, they also requesting to erect a Wimax（World Interoperability for Microwave Access） tower in these school compound to allow the school enjoy these facilities (newspaper cutting attached to show what happened in few states).

As parents as well the members of EMF Radiation Protection Association, we would like to draw the attention of all parties to the severity of the matter. We need to act fast because parents and school administrators don’t seem to realize that there could be serious health consequences from overexposure to wireless radiation. We are writing to the following departments to express our concern:

1) PM office     2) Ministry of Education    3) Ministry of Health  and
4) MCMC

The public, especially the school boards, PIBG (PTA) and administrators of all schools in the country must be aware that Wi-Fi uses the same technology as phone antenna. The Stewart report S1.42 states “The beam of greatest intensity should not fall on any part of the school or building without agreement from the school or parents”. Many parents would object to a phone mast near their homes or children’s schools and may not be aware that Wi-Fi is using the same technology.

We fully support the use of computers and the promotion of technology in education, but we believe that it must be implemented in a SAFE manner. We should not expose our children to unnecessary health risks by Wi-Fi, while there are hardwired options available.

 In May 2011 the World Health Organization's IARC (International Agency on Research of Cancer) has classified cellular phone / Wi-Fi radiation as 2B Possible Carcinogen. In October, 2011, Health Canada asked parents to reduce children's radiofrequency exposure since "children are typically more sensitive to a variety of environmental agents" and "there is currently a lack of scientific information regarding the potential health impacts of cell phones on children".

As to the IARC warning, it is indeed a serious one. Also in the 2b "possible human" carcinogen classification are DDT, diesel exhaust, and Chlordane among hundreds of other neurotoxins and possibly carcinogenic-to-human toxins. Do we allow Wi-Fi in our schools and think nothing of it? Would you allow DDT or Chlordane to be misted throughout the classrooms all day, 5 days a week, or diesel exhaust to be ventilated into the classrooms from the garages that house the school buses?

Homes and schools are the two places where children spend the most amount of time. Parents have the choice to take measures to reduce children's exposure to microwave radiation at home by using wired computers which offer the same educational benefits with better security and speed. However, children are now FORCED to use wireless laptops and tablets which bear long-term health risks, and they are given no choice to avoid this exposure.

These invisible waves are microwaves and   "Radio waves" is a lovely euphemism. Please do not continue to expose young children to microwave radiation throughout their formative years.

On 23 August 2012, the Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman in a call to the Education Minister of Israel, Gideon Sa'ar, to stop the installation of wireless internet in schools due to the well documented hazards of RF- EMF. It is our strong belief that our citizen-centric government should be doing the same to provide safe learning environments for our children.

We URGE the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and all related parties to halt the installation of wireless internet and cell tower in all schools in our country to safe our children.

Reducing exposure at home and in schools will reduce the majority of cumulative exposure for children.

We recommend that wired alternatives to Wi-Fi be implemented; particularly in schools and libraries so that children are not subjected to elevated RF radiations.

Wired Internet has many advantages: it's faster, it can carry more data, it is more secure from hacking, and it doesn't irradiate kids.

Please join the call to withdraw wifi in schools in favor of adopting wired and shielded networks.