Broward County is ordering all students at Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Fla. to switch to clear backpacks when students return from Spring Break on April 2:
Robert W. Runcie, the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, announces that only clear backpacks will be allowed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after Spring Break, which is next week. The school will provide each student with a backpack at no cost.
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) March 21, 2018
Maybe the clear backpacks will provide the deputies with a more engaging environment and they won’t go to sleep?
That will fix the problem of officers falling asleep in cars and hiding in parking lots. What complete idiocy. https://t.co/baylXt7B3u
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 22, 2018
And it doesn’t sound like students are convinced:
Great. Because clear backpacks are gonna fix everything. I appreciate the attempt, but I’d rather have common since gun laws than a clear backpack.
#NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough https://t.co/1HRudeSOib
— Lauren Hogg (@lauren_hoggs) March 21, 2018
Keep in mind, this is pretty common at schools across the country:
These we're requirements at my high school over back in the early 2000's. Clear or mesh backpack, and each student had to wear an ID. I don't remember school without a clear bag.
They also introduced clear bags at CES last year for press.https://t.co/gKnTM3e4P9— Shannon Morse (@Snubs) March 22, 2018
And major brands like Victoria’s Secret are already selling versions as they’re required for entry to many concerts and stadiums:
This ? is so perf for concerts and stadiums (‘cuz it’s clear)! FREE Mini Backpack with a $65 PINK purch! In stores + https://t.co/tmj6NCHPoA, better hurry! https://t.co/4j8SP15JuK pic.twitter.com/LmKvYozK4Z
— VSPINK (@VSPINK) February 27, 2018
Other security procedures will be put in place such as ID badges:
Each student will also be given an ID badge. Students and staff will be required to wear the badges at all times.
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) March 21, 2018
And the school is considering fewer entrances to campus and metal detectors:
The school also is exploring consolidating entry points, having staff use metal-detecting wands and potentially installing permanent metal detectors.
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) March 21, 2018
The school superintendent, however, does not think metal detectors will work because “someone is not going to go through a metal detector with an AR-15”:
Runcie, a proponent of more gun control, has been skeptical of detectors. He told me last month a student intent on committing an atrocity would find a way around them: "Someone is not going to go through a metal detector with an AR-15."
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) March 21, 2018
Well, there were two students arrested this week for carrying weapons on campus. Maybe the metal detector and clear backpacks are for them?
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