Page 2 - Backpack Ban News Today

Thursday, during the middle of the school day, more than 100 students walked out of City High Middle School in Grand Rapids to protest the new backpack ban.

Grand Rapids Public Schools' new backpack ban came as a surprise to parents and students, given there was no opportunity for feedback prior to it taking effect on Thursday, May 11.

The procedure will be in effect until the end of the school year.

Michigan's Flint Community Schools have implemented a backpack ban due to rising threats and weapons in schools.

Starting Monday, public school students in Flint, Michigan can no longer bring backpacks to class, including those made of clear plastic material.

The decision came after a 7-year-old girl brought an airsoft gun hidden in her bag pack to school. Girls parents, Joe and Kristin Katich, said they found out about the inappropriate item mere hours before the school informed them of the incident

Starting Monday, public school students in Flint, Michigan can no longer bring backpacks to class, including those made of clear plastic material.

No more backpacks; starting Monday students in Flint Community Schools (FCS) will need to leave their book-bag behind.

Students at Flint Community Schools will no longer be allowed to bring backpacks to school.

Jersey shore towns are toughening up their rules for teens with curfews and backpack bans. Parents will be called, or even fined.