A second Michigan school district is banning backpacks, this time because an elementary school student was found with a loaded gun.
LANSING, Mich. — A second Michigan school district is banning backpacks on school premises due toGrand Rapids Public Schools said in a statement Wednesday that the weapon was discovered this morning at Stocking Elementary School and that it was the fourth time this year that the district has uncovered a student with a handgun — three of them in backpacks.District Superintendent Leadriane Roby said at a news conference Wednesday that the ban was “a drastic step” that was necessary.
“We have averted at least two tragedies in the last two weeks. We don’t want to stand before you again,” said Larry Johnson, executive director of public safety and school security. Flint Community Schools banned backpacks beginning May 1, citing a nationwide “increase in threatening behavior and contraband, including weapons, being brought into schools at all levels.”
Flint students are allowed to carry belongings in small purses or clear plastic bags that are subject to being searched. Grand Rapids has not yet announced how its students will carry their books and belongings.
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