“Clear backpacks are the only backpacks that will be permitted on campus,”
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What a retarded solution. What’s next? See-through pants and clear plastic boxes? And who’s standing around looking at all this transparent stuff? Do they even have the right to demand something like this? If I was in High School, I’d tell them to stuff it - I’m using my own backpack.
I can go one “better” (read: worse).
My son’s private high school has proposed, in light of this school shooting, prohibiting backpacks/bags altogether. Kids will only be allowed to walk around with their iPads (all books and work already done on them). Jackets, phones, lunch etc. must be kept in lockers. No word on how athletes who don’t drive are supposed to get their equipment (bats, mitts, lacrosse sticks, etc) to and from school. Or how art students are going to carry their portfolio stuff around with no bag.
Stupid knee-jerk reaction. There hasn’t been so much as a scuffle at this school of 600, let alone any sort of threat.
They should just ban all backpacks. The shooter was banned from campus AND banned from having a backpack on campus.