An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Years ago, we did not have the data we have today . The appeal of these cell towers was "income for the school"; then the appeal became "broadband for the school". Now, five-seven years later, we stand with substantial scientific evidence pointing to ill-health from microwave exposure.
Is it "ethical" for us to keep these towers, knowing the consequences could be harmful for our students now or in 20 years? Is it ethical for us to keep the contracts with a mega-communications corporations and unknown sublet-companies ?
And at what point do we practice "prevention" to avoid serious or fatal illness later? In English, there is a phrase: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Now we can practice prevention, later there is no cure!
Decades ago, we did not know that cigarettes can kill and now their packages labelled so.
In the sixties, the govt. said the chemical defoliant agent orange used in Vietnam was "safe", but now we know it was lethal. As well, chemicals used in the Gulf War in 1991 have killed or maimed those soldiers.
The real question for the school board is: Do we take responsibility now, and weigh the futures consequences versus fulfill the unreasonable contracts for many many more years to expose our children and their children?
The two SMUSD cell towers were built without any building permits, inspections or tests.
Cell tower fires cannot be fought with water or foam and are left to burn out on its own. Century windstorms have exceeded the wind ratings of the cell towers and the seismic rating of the cell towers are unknown. In 2000 Los Angeles Unified School District banned cell towers on and near school campuses.
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