School bags: Lighten the burden
School bags: Lighten the burden As a result of the ministry of education’s new policy, students will no longer have to lug heavy school bags on their backs advertisement School children carry heavy bagpacks (K Asif) In educational circles, the weight of school bags has been a subject of debate for several years. Child counsellors, psychologists and educationists have often highlighted that heavy bags have negative consequences for the health and well-being of students. The NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training), through several surveys and studies, found that carr...