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Q regarding schools and power lines

cmw&tdmcmw&tdm member
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Would you send your child to a school with a high voltage power line a few hundred feet from the building?  I would otherwise be very happy sending our children there but the power line makes me a little nervous.  

It's a few hundred feet away on land and then pretty high up (there's a tower), but I'm not sure on the exact distance. 

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    ccm1203ccm1203 member

    Yes I would send them, it is a few hundred feet away. 

    What exactly is your concern? 

    Cheryl, Evan 4.25.05, Paige 7.2.07
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    neverblushedneverblushed member
    I know there is an urban-legend-y thing about high voltage power lines causing cancer.  Google it and you'll see several articles refuting this.  No connection between cancer and high voltage power lines near homes/schools has ever been proven.
    High School English teacher and mom of 2 kids:

    DD, born 9/06/00 -- 12th grade
    DS, born 8/25/04 -- 7th grade
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    GinandTonicGinandTonic

    As PP said, there's some pretty good research refuting any adverse health issues caused by transmission lines.  I wouldn't have a problem with it.

    I work in the environmental field - and lately, specifically on permitting transmission lines.  I'm pretty confident in that my kid would be ok :)

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    blueshirt2003blueshirt2003
    Yea
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