I wish I could feel as safe sending my kids to school as I did at Safety Town | Opinion
It was with deep sadness that I learned clear backpacks are required in Dallas ISD elementary schools this year. You know why, of course. Thirty years ago when I was practicing stop, drop and roll, it would have been the furthest thing from most parents’ minds. Not any more.This doesn’t seem like a very effective strategy. It feels unconnected to recent attacks at schools, which have come from outside the campus. It also seems easy to get around.
In simpler times, my parents drilled hiding under desks for Soviet atomic bombs , but thankfully, they never fell. Our kids know gun violence happens in real life. My 8-year-old and 5-year-old, whom I adore, will ask why they have these backpacks as I’m moving over their Lego, cactus and shark keychains. I’ll say something that’s true but not the whole truth. But kids talk.Something about the clear backpacks is an everyday reminder that the threat could be anywhere.
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