{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0771","number":"0771","name":"Melissa Hunt","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-24T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-24T04:00Z","body":"I am asking the Department of Health and Human Services to seriously consider stronger regulations and precautionary protections regarding electromagnetic fields (EMFs), particularly in and around schools.\n\nI work in a school every day, and I have personally experienced symptoms that I associate with prolonged exposure to EMFs, including migraines and physical sensations that I describe as body/energetic pain. Whether or not the science has fully established the connection between these exposures and individual symptoms, I believe people deserve to have their concerns taken seriously and to have reasonable options to reduce unnecessary exposure.\n\nSchools are especially important because children and school employees can spend many hours a day in these environments. With the increasing presence of Wi-Fi networks, wireless devices, Bluetooth technology, cell towers, and other sources of radiofrequency exposure, I believe we should be asking whether current standards adequately protect people in places where they spend significant portions of their lives.\n\nI am not asking that technology be eliminated. I am asking for a precautionary approach: stronger research, transparent monitoring, reasonable exposure standards, and consideration of lower-exposure options in schools whenever practical.\n\nAs an employee who spends the majority of my day in a school building, I want to feel confident that my workplace is as safe as reasonably possible. I hope the Department will consider the concerns of people like me and take meaningful steps toward understanding and addressing potential health impacts of long-term EMF exposure, particularly in schools.\n\nThank you for considering the experiences and concerns of school employees, students, and families.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0771","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"3dcff726084e593be47194cb8014506638f5a42ca85dac1268a0c5c2281ff176","slug":"child-development-comment-0771","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0771","body_sha256":"82cde3946aa9a32130ddb04693e2cbf08608d86d4b3dfa4e7b5b5a40f8d6ae64","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"occupational","topics":[{"id":"occupational","evidence":"regarding electromagnetic fields (EMFs), particularly in and around schools.\n\nI work in a school every day, and I have personally experienced symptoms that I associate with prolonged e"},{"id":"children","evidence":"protections regarding electromagnetic fields (EMFs), particularly in and around schools.\n\nI work in a school every day, and I have personally experienced symptoms that I associate with p"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"xperienced symptoms that I associate with prolonged exposure to EMFs, including migraines and physical sensations that I describe as body/energetic pain. Whether or not the science has ful"},{"id":"research","evidence":"at technology be eliminated. I am asking for a precautionary approach: stronger research, transparent monitoring, reasonable exposure standards, and consideration of lower-exposure options"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"a precautionary approach: stronger research, transparent monitoring, reasonable exposure standards, and consideration of lower-exposure options in schools whenever practical.\n\nAs an employee who spe"}],"summary":"A school employee reports migraines and pain while explicitly acknowledging uncertainty about the cause. Requests exposure monitoring, research, precaution and appropriate limits, particularly in schools.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-24T19:30:18Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of complete published comment bodies; exact supporting passages; attachments not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"ab613bc20cfceea1b4a92bd28b4af00a34f32f997c55bba8de76ff4bbcbc8f3e","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["occupational","children","neurological","research","standards"],"primary_topic":"occupational","forum_title":"A school employee reports migraines and pain while explicitly acknowledging uncertainty about the cause. …"}