Schools that don't allow backpacks? Huh?

hops_scout
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:23:32 +0000

Schools I went to very seldom let us carry our bookbags with us. The only time was when they were doing standarized testing in the freshmen part of the building, those kids in that hallway could carry their backpacks that morning. Otherwise, it wasn’t allowed. Part of it was the weapons logic, part of it was the fact that our school of 900+ had hallways that were only 7 feet wide with lockers on either side.

They just moved into a brand new high school that is twice the size, but I don’t expect the backpacks to be allowed anytime soon with few exceptions.

As for purses, I think the girls pretty well carried/carry what they want, but I know a lot of teachers got to the point that the girls had to leave their purses by the door when they walked in so they couldn’t be texting during class and such.