A family of a student at Fay School is claiming their son has been harmed by the school’s strong wifi signal.
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G’s syndrome, often referred to as EHS, is a controversial one in the scientific world – studies have consistently showed that sufferers don’t directly react to the presence of electromagnetic fields, but their symptoms persist.
According to the filed suit, the internet system installed in 2013 caused the student to suffer symptoms in class including headaches, nosebleeds, and nausea. They are also seeking for the school to either switch to Ethernet cable usage or turn down the Wi-Fi signal in the boy’s classroom.
A statement from their public relations department said, “The combined levels of access point emissions, broadcast radio and television signals, and other RFE emissions on campus “were substantially less than (1/10,000th) of the applicable safety limits (federal and state)”. The family’s lawyer, John J.E. Markham II, told the paper that the goal is to get a preliminary injunction that would allow G to attend school without discomfort. If the suit’s accommodations aren’t met, the parents say they will withdraw G from the school.
The school also requested that G visit with another physician.
WHO also contends that EHS is not a medical diagnosis and that any perceived symptoms “may be due to pre-existing psychiatric conditions” and/or stress associated with worrying about the effects of EMF.
“It is known that exposure to Wi-Fi can have cellular effects”, she wrote. “But it is clear that children and pregnant women are at the highest risk”.
Wi-Fi is a concern for parents such as Marion Ross of Southboro, Massachusetts.
So far, the school has been unwilling to accommodate the parents’ requests. “Yet he made no alternate diagnosis”.
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The result of this lawsuit could set a precedent especially in enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The oldest junior boarding school in the country, it enrolls 475 residential and day students at its 48 Main St. campus, according to the school’s website.
