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    • Electromagnetic Radiation & Wireless • News From Around the World
    August 07, 2024

    School Board Committee Backs Cell Tower Ban on School Campuses

    Workers using aerial lift maintain cell phone tower looming over high school football field

    A School Board committee Tuesday voted unanimously to endorse a revised policy that would prohibit the construction of telecommunication towers on elementary, middle and high school properties. The item will now go before the full board.

    Board Chair Melinda Mansfield (Dulles) proposed an amendment to the staff recommended policy changes to say that after Oct. 1, wireless facilities would not be considered on school campuses, however school sites that have been approved prior to that date could still be built.

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