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Clear Koala One of the largest school districts in Texas announced it will require students to use clear or mesh backpacks following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
The Dallas Independent School District, the second largest in the state, made the announcement Monday. It joins other districts in the state that have implemented similar policies, even though school safety experts say banning regular backpacks is "security theater" that funnels resources away from more effective approaches.
“It comes across as a knee-jerk reaction to make people feel as though something is being done,” said Jaclyn Schildkraut, associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego. “But it's really not going to do what people think it's going to do, and it's sending the wrong message.”
Texas schools move toward requiring clear backpacks
Beginning the next school year, students in sixth through 12th grade will be required to use clear or mesh backpacks, Dallas Independent School District announced. Other bags won’t be allowed.