We are getting complaints about this from our business areas, Enrollment 
Services etc. I was curious where the 9 feet from an AP recommendation came 
from.

Bruce

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charlie Weaver
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 8:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son 
sick.

Yes, it sets a precedent that you are going to meet the students’ needs and 
protect the university.  If the parents and the students think it’s an issue, 
why try and force the matter when it is easy enough to move the AP and let them 
plug into the network through a port in the room.

If they ask for the wireless on the entire campus to be turned off or in all of 
the classrooms the student is in, then it’s a different story.

While this is not an ADA issue, the ADA laws talk of “reasonable 
accommodation”.  I would be hard pressed to believe this request was not 
reasonable.

Ridiculous yes, but still very reasonable.

Charlie Weaver

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Bulk
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 12:17 AM
To: 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son 
sick.

Doesn’t that set a precedent?

Frank

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gruenhagen, Tim
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:12 AM
To: 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son 
sick.

Coincidentally, we just moved an AP out of a student's room because her parents 
were certain that it was a health hazard to be within 9 feet of an AP.  No 
point in arguing with an upset mom.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Lee H Badman 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Two words:      Lawyers… geeze.

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
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From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
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 On Behalf Of Bob Brown
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:35 PM
To: 
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son 
sick.

FYI We’ve included a link to the lawsuit and the school’s statement on this 
lawsuit in this piece: 
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2975945/mobile-wireless/massachusetts-boarding-school-fay-southborough-sued-over-wi-fi-sickness.html?nsdr=true




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From: <Gogan>, James Patrick <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 4:43 PM
To: 
"[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son 
sick.

I'll drink to that!

-- Jim Gogan
    ITS Communication Technologies
    Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:29 PM
To: 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son 
sick.

Say what you want, but I know Wi-Fi makes me sick every year around this time.  
I can’t sleep, I eat less, I drink more, and it’s all Wi-Fi’s fault.

Chuck Enfield
Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering
Telecommunications & Networking Services
The Pennsylvania State University
110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802
ph: 814.863.8715<tel:814.863.8715>
fx: 814.865.3988<tel:814.865.3988>

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike King
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:22 PM
To: 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick.


In the local news today.
http://www.whdh.com/story/29873525/parents-say-schools-wi-fi-signal-making-son-sick
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