More Schools Banning Backpacks As Students Return To Class

(CBS Local) – As parents and children around the country begin heading back to class, more and more schools are banning backpacks from their buildings.
More education officials are forbidding their students from using bags and purses while on school grounds, as a result of the rise in school shootings. High schools in Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and other states have all sent word to parents that their children will have to carry their books to and from class this fall.
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