A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to force Portland Public Schools to remove Wi-Fi installations from its schools.

The lawsuit, filed last year by Southeast Portland parent David Mark Morrison, argued that Wi-Fi exposes children to unacceptable levels of radiation over prolonged periods of time and impacts their health.

But U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman found that the lawsuit, while aimed at Portland Public Schools, also challenges the safety standards set by the Federal Communications Commission. The radiation levels emitted by its Wi-Fi networks are below the limits established by the FCC, Portland Public Schools argued.

Mosman said the FCC, not his court, has the authority to consider such a challenge or change to its rules.

Morrison's attorney Shawn Abrell argued that the agency does not deal with issues in a timely manner. He also called the FCC "an agency so tied up with telecommunications companies, it's ineffective."

But Mosman said "that fact, if I accepted it as true, doesn't confer jurisdiction on me."

The judge did not address the merits of the lawsuit and did not rule on motions by both sides to strike the expert opinions of the opposing side.

Morrison said he intends to appeal the decision.