Scare-Tactic Proposal Needs Bigger Words: Stronger Minds Prevail for Now

A group of Ontario teachers trying to push a proposal to ban Wi-Fi networks in schools was firmly shut down yesterday. The group claims that the radiation caused by Wi-Fi usage is dangerous to children’s health. Despite having produced no research to back up the claim, the group felt that they had a valid bandwagon-able argument if  they used words like ‘health’, ‘radiation’, and ‘children’ in a claim against some kind of technological voodoo.

Luckily, sanity was victorious and the proposal was brushed off as easily as a stray salt n’ vinegar chip from my computer desk.

The issue stems from some parents and teachers becoming concerned when some children would experience headaches and stomach aches that would clear up on the weekends. But no, we couldn’t possibly question these kids’  motives for trying to get out of going to school, could we? Technology is involved somewhere, that must be the root of this totally unproven evil!

Several parents are still outraged, demanding that the issue be looked into, overlooking the fact that it already has, as the World Health Organization has already conducted conclusive studies on the issue, showing no negative effects of the minuscule radio frequency.

Teachers are not discouraged, however, they plan to get more big scary words for next time they talk this one up. One teacher, Terri Beck, goes on to say “We’ll have a crack at it again maybe with some language that other people might be willing to get on board with.” Ms. Beck, I’d suggest ‘Terrorist’ or ‘West Nile’. People are pretty scared of those these days.

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