Texas- Cypress School District Now Requires Students to Use Clear Backpacks

Cy-Fair school district leaders in Cypress, Texas have just announced about their new policy requiring middle school and high school students to have clear backpacks.

Superintendent Mark Henry disseminated the new announcement to parents and students on Thursday, stating that the new backpack policy will start this fall for students in 6th through 12th grade.

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School officials claim that the said decision was made with “input from a safety and security committee.”

Elementary school students, however, will still be permitted to use regular backpacks.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THOUGHTS? <a href="https://twitter.com/CyFairISD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CyFairISD</a> says they want to keep their students safer - and they think clear backpacks will do the job. It&#39;s a new policy the district is carrying out this fall, it&#39;ll apply to their middle/high school students, not elementary. Policy getting mixed reactions. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/khou11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#khou11</a> <a href="https://t.co/JTlJypwGVf">pic.twitter.com/JTlJypwGVf</a></p>&mdash; Michelle Choi (@MichelleKHOU) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleKHOU/status/1010128830303031297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2018</a></blockquote>

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According to the school clear backpack FAQ, mesh backpacks and colored clear backpacks are also not allowed.

Students are still allowed to carry non-clear lunch boxes placed in their clear backpacks.

As to questions whether putting certain items in the clear backpacks constitute invasion of privacy, the officials say this: ”We understand the concern with the privacy of certain items contained within backpacks. Students will be permitted to carry such items in a small makeup pouch within the backpack or a small purse, sized 6 inches by 9 inches.”

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Students and others took to social media to give their reactions on the new district policy about clear backpacks.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">how are we supposed to flex our first day of school outfits with clear backpacks</p>&mdash; daniel (@danalaniz84) <a href="https://twitter.com/danalaniz84/status/1010212603979882496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2018</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">cfisd is making middle school &amp; high school students have clear backpacks. im so happy i graduated ��</p>&mdash; angie (@aangelacancino) <a href="https://twitter.com/aangelacancino/status/1009894488897196033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2018</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE NEED METAL DETECTORS!!! CLEAR BACKPACKS DONT STOP ANYTHING!!! <a href="https://t.co/CPgOF0qA4P">pic.twitter.com/CPgOF0qA4P</a></p>&mdash; jenna doyle (@jennadoyle09) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennadoyle09/status/1009877266799775745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2018</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">if my laptop or chargers or some gets stolen from these clear backpacks, cfisd better pay CUS I KNOW DAMN WELL YALL GOT MONEY! paying for speakers that half the school AINT EVEN USING GMFU THEM BITCHES ANNOYING AF.</p>&mdash; n�� (@noemyyy) <a href="https://twitter.com/noemyyy/status/1009996296005062657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2018</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Only downside to clear backpacks is that if u have food, the roaches will always know</p>&mdash; Aaron Xu (@realaaronxu) <a href="https://twitter.com/realaaronxu/status/1010268955926302721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2018</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my stupif ass school is making us use clear backpacks… that is bull shit this is invasion of privacy this is agains t my civil rights as a human !</p>&mdash; /ˈraɪli/ ������ ������ (@mfals) <a href="https://twitter.com/mfals/status/1010347210687512576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Source:

https://www.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/safety/safety-security-cfisd/clear-backpack-policy/

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