New York City: The Nation's Largest School District Could Ban Cell Phones by January

The nation’s largest school district could ban cell phones by January
By Jeff Winter and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 26 June 2024

Adding to a growing list of school districts banning cell phones, the nation’s largest could be moving to do the same as early as January.

An empty classroom at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images/File 

Phone usage during the school day has not only become a distraction, but an addiction, David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, said during an on-camera interview with WNYW.

“We recognize the problem and that it is a major issue,” Banks said.

Cell Tower Radiation Linked to Genetic Changes in Nearby Residents

Cell Tower Radiation Linked to Genetic Changes in Nearby Residents
More Chromosomal Aberrations
A Finding Too Hot To Handle
microwavenews.com, 1st July 2024

Senior European scientists are reporting that people living near cell phone towers show significant changes in their genetic makeup. This is the first time that chronic exposure to cell tower radiation has been linked to unrepairable genetic damage.

A team led by Wilhelm Mosgöller of the Medical University of Vienna and Igor Belyaev of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava contend that years of low-dose RF exposure can increase the incidence of a number of different types of chromosomal aberrations. Such changes could lead to serious, though uncertain, health consequences, including cancer and neurological disease. (Chromosomes are strands of DNA coiled around proteins.)

The new study is small —but provocative. It’s persuaded Mosgöller and Belyaev that they may have identified a “biologically plausible mechanism” for how RF radiation can cause cancer.

This is all spelled out in a paper which was posted online on May 30 in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, a peer-reviewed journal. It’s open access.