Utah's State Board of Education says it won't dictate whether school districts can contract with communications companies that want to place cell phone towers on school grounds.
Nine school districts hold a combined 48 leases for cell towers, providing each district with about $1 million in annual revenue. Tower construction depends on the approval of city governments.
Board members considered the issue after some parents questioned whether the towers posed a safety risk to students.
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Officials from Jordan School District, which has 28 towers, say the radio frequencies emitted by the towers are below the Federal Communications Commission's standards for safety limits.