Wi-Fi and kids' health

Some parents in the Barrie area say their children suffer symptoms ranging from headaches to nausea, and blame wireless Internet in their schools.
Parents on the Simcoe County Safe School committee say kids in 14 local schools are showing varying problems they fear are caused by microwaves.
Rodney Palmer says the symptoms seem to disappear on weekends, and the parents know there's no evidence showing Wi-Fi is safe at the levels the kids are being exposed to.
He says no one has ever exposed children to microwave radiation for 13 years, starting at four years old, which he describes as an ``experiment'' that is underway in schools.
Palmer plans to find alternate schools or even home-school his two children this fall if the board doesn't turn off the Wi-Fi, and predicts other parents will follow suit if the kids' symptoms return.
Susan Clarke, a former research consultant to the Harvard School of Public Health, says young children absorb much more radiation than older children and adults because of their thinner skulls.
Professor Magda Havas of Trent University in Peterborough, who does research on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation, says she is ``increasingly concerned'' about Wi-Fi use at schools.