'Wi-Fi' Poses School Health Risk, Suit Against Illinois District Argues
A group of parents and their children has sued a suburban Chicago school district over the use of "Wi-Fi," or wireless fidelity, alleging that the technology's radio waves may pose serious health risks to children.
Three elementary school pupils, one middle school student, and their parents filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Sept. 26 against the 5,000- student Oak Park Elementary School District 97, its superintendent, and its school board. The district has 30 days to respond.
The plaintiffs, who are not seeking monetary compensation, want the court to impose a moratorium on Wi- Fi use until it's conclusively deemed safe. They also asked the court to decide whether the district failed to "exercise ordinary care" in installing a Wi-Fi network, and whether the district exposed its students to "unreasonably dangerous health risks caused by constant exposure...
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