Taiwan for banning cell phones in schools

The Minister of Education of Taiwan, plans to meet with experts to discuss the possibility of prohibit cell phones in the schools , following recent warnings from the World Health Organization , about the risk of cancer due to its use.

Some local groups have recommended the cell phone ban in schools for children and adolescents under 15 years of age.

The WHO raised the warning a few days ago, after his experts pointed out that the radio frequency electromagnetic generated by a cellular device It could be "possibly carcinogenic to humans."

However, the Cancer Research Agency (IARC) emphasized that the Current scientific evidence shows only a possible link , there is no proof of the link between cellular devices and cancer.

About 57% of the Taiwanese students between 6 and 18 years old mobile phones, and 62% take them to the school's classrooms, according to local surveys.