A Michigan school district implemented a backpack ban starting Monday over safety concerns.
May 3, 2023 / 6:43 PM
The policy will be in place through the end of the school year, Flint Community Schools Superintendent Kevelin Jones said in ato parents. Students who bring backpacks to school will be sent to the office, where they'll need to call a parent or guardian to come pick up the bag. "Across the country, we have seen an increase in threatening behavior and contraband, including weapons, being brought into schools at all levels," Jones wrote."Backpacks make it easier for students to hide weapons, which can be disassembled and harder to identify or hidden in pockets, inside books or under other items."
Students will be allowed to bring small purses with personal items, clear plastic bags with clothes and lunchboxes, Jones said. The bags will be subject to search.
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