Posted on 03/22/2018 4:27:46 PM PDT by BBell
Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie introduced the new measures in a letter sent to students' families this week.
Students who survived the Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, will have to get used to new security measures when they return from spring break next week — including clear backpacks and ID badges that must be worn at all times.
Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie introduced the new measures in a letter sent to students' families on Wednesday.
In it he said there would be additional security at the school, students would be given clear backpacks "at no cost" and students would be issued a new identification badge that they would be required to wear at all times.
“Over the past several weeks, we have received many inquiries regarding our District’s efforts to fortify the Marjory Stoneman Douglas campus and expand safety protocols at the school,” the letter read. “We want to assure you that the safety and security of our students and employees remain our highest priorities.”
The clear bags would be “the only backpacks that will be permitted on campus,” and Runcie said the school district is also considering installing permanent metal detectors and the use of metal-detecting wands.
Kyra Parrow, a senior at Stoneman Douglas, blasted the plan on social media, tweeting that “clear backpacks (are) just the illusion of security.”
Other students lamented the loss of privacy.
“I know having clear backpacks will help with security, but now all my privacy will be gone,” Lizzie McNichol wrote on Twitter. “I wish it didn’t come to this.”
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At least one student, and probably many more, is realistic about this.
Those who would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither.
It’s going to make it harder for them to hide their “stash” and Tide Pods.
Sure thing then the sleeping guard would still be able to avoid a confrontation
Libs are nuts
Clear backpacks have been a mandatory requirement on many campuses for years.
MSD should have required them, what with their open acceptance of criminal teens and deputies too scared or too sleepy.
Much better to infringe on the rights of 330 million, and to open the door nice and wide for tyrants and mass democide, than to inconvenience 3300 children, right kid?
I guess we know the next murderer will be wearing a nametag and be carrying his weapons in any of several ways that do not involve a backpack.
Or wrapped in gym clothes inside a clear backpack that is ignored because, after all, it’s officially safe because it is clear.
Bureaucratic bandaids.
This simply should not have happened.
See through backpacks?? Someone is gonna clean up on that little market. You can bet someone has already approached the school.
Lizzie’s a smart kid for seeing through what is in fact, nothing more than a pacifier so officials can give the false impression that the problem solved to people they hope will take some comfort from the empty gesture.
Our 5th grader grandsons school has required clear backpacks for years.
Did that last creep carry his rifle in a backpack?
Kyra Parrow’s smarter than Lizzie, not even fooled by the illusion.
Fortunately Kyra’s a senior who can soon leave this nonsense.
Is that a Bible?
God forbid you bring THAT to school. I believe liberals hate the Bible more than they hate guns.
I’m guessing it started as a dictionary.
ID cards?
Somebody better tell Hoggboy, who was out there on Twitter today whining about how racist Voter ID Laws are
We don’t have to do either.
Will you be kind enough to name a few?
I’ve never seen a transparent backpack and did not even know they existed.
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