I urge you to introduce and support legislation that prohibits the installation and operation of cell towers and small cells on or near school grounds and to mandate the recommended minimum distance of 1640 feet between installations and school grounds.

The New Hampshire Commission, a panel of experts convened to assess this issue, determined this distance provides much-needed protection for human beings while still allowing wireless networks to operate.

The Problem:

In return for monetary gains, school districts around the U.S. have partnered with telecom giants Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T to install cell towers directly on school grounds, despite not having done a single long-term study to ensure this is safe for our children. On the contrary, research shows that exposure to these technologies carries significant health risks — particularly for children. But, schools are being incentivized to add towers to their school sites. In true Big Tech fashion, corporate profits take priority over the health of our children.

Scientific evidence of harm and no long-term safety studies:

There is an extensive collection of scientific literature on the adverse health effects of radiofrequency (RF) exposure, including:

• Delayed development of fine and gross motor skills, memory and attention deficits and increased risk of type 2 diabetes in school adolescents
• An increase in the incidence of tumors of the brain and heart in rats
• A statistically significant increase in blood biomarkers predictive of cancer in those residing closer to cell towers
• Increased risk of developing neuropsychiatric problems such as headaches, memory changes, dizziness, tremors, depressive symptoms and sleep disturbance for residents near cell towers

Cell towers and small cells pose considerable fire safety threats, compounding the existing risks to children when placed near schools.

In addition to this overwhelming body of scientific literature demonstrating the impact of RF radiation on children’s health, no long-term studies exist demonstrating the safety of 5G. During a 2019 congressional hearing, senior telecom executives admitted, under oath, there were no active studies being backed by the industry.

To this, Senator Blumenthal, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, responded, “So there really is no research ongoing. We’re kind of flying blind here, as far as health and safety is concerned.”

Therefore, I urge you to speak out on this very important issue for our children’s safety. Please introduce and support legislation that prohibits the installation and operation of cell towers and small cells on or near school grounds, mandating a minimum distance of 1640 feet between cell towers or small cells and school grounds.

Our children are not guinea pigs and until independent long-term safety studies are done, I demand you do everything in your power to protect our children from the known and unknown risks of wireless exposure.