Selecting a backpack for school is like choosing a fashion accessory. It’s something kids wear all day long and is often an extension of their personal style. However, many schools now require ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 16—One week and $90,000 later, dozens of clear backpacks at one Albuquerque middle school have begun to fall apart at the ...

Jan. 6—Bombs, knives and firearms. These are just a few of the items middle school students said they are hoping will never make their way onto campus after five Albuquerque middle schools — Wilson, ...

Clear backpacks have long been a controversial way for administrators to improve school security, and their popularity has remained somewhat stagnant nationwide over the past 20 years. Only about 4% ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Clear backpacks are now required at a handful of Albuquerque Public Schools to help keep campuses safe, but the new rule isn’t being implemented in the schools where guns ...

Earlier this month, students and parents arrived at a back-to-school backpack giveaway. Volunteers handed out school supplies, packs of chips and juice boxes for school lunches, and character-themed ...

SAN ANTONIO - One of the area's largest school districts will not require clear backpacks next school year for both middle and high school students. Dr. Sean Maika, the superintendent for the North ...

The Gwinnett County School District is considering making clear backpacks mandatory for students in an effort to make schools safer. The state’s largest district joins others around Georgia, and state ...

More schools in the Houston area have adopted clear backpack policies in the last few years. After the Uvalde school shooting and an uptick in disciplinary infractions since the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Almost a year after Richmond Public Schools began enforcing clear backpacks for all students, a new RPS parent sees them for what they are. On Parenting is a new column about raising children in an ...

MINUTE DRIVE ON EASTBOUND I-40. HAPPENING TODAY. STUDENTS AT FIVE APS SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO CARRY CLEAR BACKPACKS. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT’S A WAY TO MAKE THOSE CAMPUSES SAFER. ALYSSA MUNOZ JOINS US LIVE ...

One week and $90,000 later, dozens of clear backpacks at one Albuquerque middle school have begun to fall apart at the seams after students were required to swap their old backpacks for the new ...