Cell Tower have been stopped and removed from schools after strong community action.
Many communities have halted school cell towers in the final hour. Some schools have even had cell towers removed or relocated after strong community opposition.
For example, in Ripon California the Sprint cell tower was moved without litigation as a precautionary measure after cases of cancer in children came to light. Read News Report
In Tarrytown, New York, a cell tower place near a children’s playground and low income housing was also removed after news reports showcased the injustice. Read News Report
In Prince George’s County Maryland a cell tower building company made a deal for over 60 schools to be marketed as cell tower sites with a master leasing agreement sparking strong community opposition. After the community became engaged, and hard questions were asked, the school cell tower deal ended and the Prince George’s County School Board (PGCPS) did not renew the deal after the system CEO wrote a letter that “Milestone Communications [now called Milestone Towers] has not met our desired standards of transparency.” (See also letters from School Board Member Lupi Grady, CEO Dr. Maxwell Milestone Communications Letter to Citizen on Answers to Questions About The Greenbelt Tower and Milestone Communications Letter to PGCPS CEO Withdrawing From Eleanor Roosevelt High School and Accokeek Academy)
One reason schools end cell tower deals is that they really are not making a lot of money as stated in a letter by PGCPS CEO Dr. Maxwell’s Letter on how the money is small from the cell towers. When the cell towers are pitched to school, big numbers are thrown around (usually about how uch money over ten years will be made), but in reality the monthly amount is small and the deal gives the cell tower a cheaper deal than a more commercial space.