HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6576
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6576

How do we know that 5G cell towers are safe to be placed directly on school campuses, where for example an elementary student will be in close proximity to that cell tower for up to 7 years (pre-K, kindergarten, 1st-5th grade)?
One study examined students attending schools near cell towers and found differences in certain cognitive measures, and a new 2026 study of 200 elementary-aged children at eight schools found an association between higher RF exposure and a biological marker of genomic instability. Neither study proves RF causes illness, but the important point is that **the long-term effects of continuous environmental RF exposure in young children aren't settled**, and much of the broader research relies on cellphone exposure rather than school-based tower exposure. When there is uncertainty, especially when children are involved, it is prudent to use caution when discussing health impacts, especially because children don't get to choose their school environment.

2018: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6775553/
2026: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-60822-1

The 2026 article finds that the higher RF levels schoolchildren were exposed to, the more micronuclei they found in those children. What are micronuclei exactly? From a different article, “Micronuclei research has regained its popularity due to the realization that genome chaos, a rapid and massive genome re-organization under stress, represents a major common mechanism for punctuated cancer evolution.”