Which School Would You choose and why

[Lila00]

Am I being unreasonable if I choose a school with average/ Low academic standards instead of a school with very high academic standards, but where there's a mobile phone mast with the following measurements?

At the school with high academic standards, the school playground has a maximum value of 300,000 μW/m², and an average of 2,000–7,000 μW/m², with peak values of 50,000–300,000 μW/m².
Inside the classroom itself, the maximum measured value is 20,000 μW/m², with an average of 250–500 μW/m², and peak values of 3,000–6,000 μW/m².
It should be noted that these values are much, much higher than typical Wi-Fi and mobile phone radiation levels, which are around 18,000 μW/m² and 80,000 μW/m², respectively.

And just out of curiosity — how can people claim with such confidence that this is safe, when scientific research has produced differing results?

According to the BioInitiative Report, which follows the precautionary principle, the recommended long-term exposure limit is below 1,000 μW/m², and ideally under 100 μW/m² for vulnerable populations such as children.
This means that the recorded levels — particularly the peak and maximum values — far exceed what independent experts consider safe.

I would really like to hear from people who are knowledgeable in this area and who have looked into the science behind it.

I’m genuinely concerned, especially because we are talking about young children who would be exposed daily for 7 hours a day, over 9 years.
I worry whether such long-term exposure could increase the risk of cancer or neurodegenerative damage later in life.

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Mast wouldn't bother me.

personally I think you would be daft to pick a school based on phone masts!

Yes, you would be completely unreasonable bordering on utterly demented. Stop reading anti-5G drivel online and prioritise your child's education.

No offence, but do you have health anxiety or OCD? This is quite extreme.

Yes believing the 5G drivel and making it the basis for choosing your children's school is concerning.

Just make them wee hats of tinfoil then you can send them wherever

I actually think you should find a different school. Mostly so this school doesn’t have to deal with this batshittery from you.

What will you do when it’s warm out and they might get a bit of uv exposure. Or use a glue stick. Or get a bit of paint under their nails.

Be careful, op, they might end up contaminated,

You seem to be unhealthily preoccupied with this over several threads. Do you have anxiety? Life will prove very difficult if you restrict yourself and your dc to areas you perceive as “safe”.

Weird AI post - ignore.

I tend to worry a lot, and when I start reading things on Google, my thoughts start spiraling.

In which case I would suggest you seek some support from gp. Most people do not have such fixations and it will be distracting your ability to make decisions and enjoy your dc. Concentrate on where they might be happy and do well.

Thank you for your advice, I really appreciate it. I've been worrying far too much since becoming a mother😞

You win the internet for most ridiculous reasons ever for choosing a school, but kindly OP you need serious help for your health anxiety, especially as you seem susceptible to online conspiracy theory bullshit

Don’t Google stuff. If you do, apply critical thinking. Anyone can say anything on the internet and people assume it’s all real. If it was “blue is pink”, you’d say “no it’s not”. But because it’s not, you’d start to believe. Find someone who has either contrary evidence, can show you there is evidence from studies showing that the point is proven/disproven.

Theres so much faux science out there, and much as they always say they’re telling the truth because the govt/big pharma/medical profession are trying to control you, it’s usually the conspiracy theorists who are trying to gain control.

According to the official government website,” children's heads are smaller than those of adults, and their skulls are thinner. This means that radio and microwaves can, relatively speaking, penetrate deeper into the heads of children compared to adults. Additionally, brain tissue is still developing from birth through puberty, which makes the brain tissue of children and teenagers potentially more vulnerable than that of adults. Furthermore, there is a lack of knowledge about the effects of long-term use of wireless technologies.
It is still unclear whether there is a link between mobile phone use and the risk of children developing brain cancer – especially when children have extensive and long-term use of mobile phones”

Mobile phone masts emit higher levels of radiation than individual mobile phones, and the exposure from a mast is constant and can last for many hours each day.

In many countries, lower radiation limits are enforced near sensitive areas such as hospitals and schools, based on the precautionary principle.

I guess I’m just worried that, for example, in 10 years we might find out that it's not as safe as we thought, since the long-term effects are still unknown.

Your getting a hard time on here OP.

You may be overthinking but I don’t think you’re mad to be concerned about this. I wouldn’t send my children to the school near the mast personally. I think you’re right to consider this. There are risks according to reputable scientific literature I believe.Just because others haven’t bothered checking doesn’t mean they’re right.

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I don't know enough about it, and when I read online, I feel like the researchers’ results are not conclusive, and even the government says there is uncertainty about the long-term consequences. When studies have been conducted, they haven't accounted for prolonged exposure and the biological changes—only that the exposure isn't strong enough to cause DNA damage.
I do believe it's most likely safe under normal circumstances, but where I have doubts is in cases where someone lives very close to a cell tower and is constantly exposed to high levels of radiation for many years