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Meaford, Ontario, develops a case of the Middle Ages:

Parents are asking an elementary school in Meaford, Ont., to shut down Wi-Fi internet access over health concerns despite authorities saying there is no scientific evidence that the technology is harmful.

"After learning the whole story about how risky Wi-Fi is, parents voted to protect their children's health and plug the computers back in with hardwires," said Andrew Couper, a member of Saint Vincent Euphrasia Parent Council, in a statement issued Monday.

There is no word yet on whether the Saint Vincent Euphrasia Parent Council will be putting other so-called "science", like the Periodic Table, the Copernican Model, or the sphericity of the Earth, to a vote.