Do clear backpacks make schools safer? What to know and which Houston-area districts require them
Clear backpacks have long been a controversial way for administrators to improve school security, and their popularity has ...
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Gwinnett County mom collecting clear backpacks after district opts out
A Gwinnett County mom is repurposing clear backpacks from a discontinued school safety pilot program by collecting and ...
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Gwinnett County Schools decides against clear backpacks for students
Some participants saw the clear backpacks as an extra layer of security ... in middle and high schools and an increased presence of school resource officers. Gwinnett County Schools says it ...
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Gwinnett Schools not moving forward with clear backpacks, looking to add weapon detectors
High school stadiums have already seen weapons detectors added as a new safety measure this year. Dr. Taylor said a pilot program to implement clear backpacks turned out to be unpopular with ...
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Ex-security chief wrongly blamed after Myrtle Beach student snuck gun in school, suit says
A $3 million weapons detection system Horry Schools recently purchased is merely “security theater,” an expert allegedly told ...
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'All clear' given after reported threat at Floyd Central High School
After a sweep of the area, police gave the school the "all clear" to dismiss on time.Around ... 12:33 p.m. The caller told dispatch there were backpacks with bombs inside them being placed around ...
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Officials give all-clear following bomb threat at Floyd Central High School
Floyd County Dispatch received a phone call with a threat of backpacks being placed around the school ... After completing the sweep of the area, officials gave the school district an all-clear to ...
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Another Floyd County school put on lockdown as identical threat made 2 days in a row
Floyd Central High School received a threat about bombs in backpacks being placed throughout the school. Tuesday, that same ...
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Gwinnett County Schools decides against clear backpacks for students
FILE PHOTO: Children are now required to bring clear backpacks to school. This may help reveal when students bring weapons to schools. Photographed in Washington, DC on August 15, 2023.