No first-day-of-school ‘fit is complete without a fresh backpack. For many parents and children, selecting the best backpacks for kids, along with new clothes, is an annual ritual. While many ...

Kennedale ISD, about 10 miles outside of Fort Worth, recently announced it’s also mandating all students in sixth through 12th grade use clear backpacks this school year. Greenville ISD will ...

And at Lawrence Road Middle School in the Uniondale district, the nonprofit Rachel Quinn Children’s Foundation distributed 300 backpacks during sixth-grade orientation. At the East Brentwood ...

it was announced that DISD students in the 6th-12th grade will be required to use clear or mesh backpacks starting this school year. According to the district website, the backpacks have to be ...

Last Friday, DeSoto Independent School District officials announced that no students in the 6th grade or higher are allowed to have backpacks for the rest of the school year. The rule goes into ...