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Residents raise wireless‑radiation concerns at Westwood; public speakers and a board member press competing views on Title IX
Summary
During the open forum, one resident presented personal RF meter readings near Westwood Elementary and urged caution about a nearby cell tower; two other speakers offered opposing views on Title IX and participation in girls' sports. A board member later described a grassroots Title IX compliance project and a public website.
Three members of the public used the board's open forum to raise separate concerns Oct. 14: wireless‑radiation readings at Westwood Elementary, and competing perspectives on Title IX and girls' athletics.
Ellen Fahey, who identified herself as a Prior Lake resident and former special‑education paraprofessional, said she had taken spot readings on a playground near Westwood Elementary with a handheld field meter and reported a peak measurement of 5.3 milliwatts per square meter. "The tri field meter said a safe reading...would be 1 milliwatts per square meter. And what I picked up on the playground was 5.3 milliwatts per square meter," Fahey said. She…
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