Schools that don't allow backpacks? Huh?

TwistedxKiss
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:46:45 +0000

I couldn’t carry my books in my arms, they were too heavy and hurt my wrists. I had a padded backpack, it’s much easier to bear weight on your shoulders than with your arms. We had a half-mile walk between buildings at my high school, four buildings with classes in all four, so carrying them in my arms would have been a nightmare-- not to mention we only had 10 minutes passing time so there usually wasn’t time to go to a locker. You just learn to pack light. You keep binders with old work at home, use soft folders for current work and notes.

In middle school we weren’t allowed backpacks except at arrival and dismissal and could only go to our lockers every other period. It was annoying but it worked out, and there was barely enough room to walk through some of the hallways without big backpacks-- at the end of the day when everyone had all their stuff it was a nightmare to get out. It was a small school though so it wasn’t very hard to stop at a locker, trade up books, and get to class in five minutes. Though bathroom breaks had to be strategically planned.