And require IDs. Of course the students are bitching - "why are you punishing me for one person's actions?" And this is why children shouldn't be asked to get involved in complex issues.
When students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas return to class after spring break next week, they'll be required to carry clear backpacks.
The move is meant to ramp up security measures after last month's deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, and a series of breaches since.
"Clear backpacks are the only backpacks that will be permitted on campus," said Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie said in a letter sent to parents.
Tyra Hemans, 19, a senior, told CNN she supports parts of the new policy, such as the ID requirement. But she believes other security measures, such as forcing students to carry clear backpacks, don't adequately address the real problem with school safety, which she says is lax gun laws.
"I'm not happy with it. Why are you punishing me for one person's actions?" she said.
"We know what the root of the problem is," she said. "(Lawmakers) don't want to make the gun laws strong enough."
Hemans believes a clear backpack violates students' privacy, and using metal detectors will turn the school into a prison, she said. "I want to go to school, not prison."
Nicholas Fraser, 16, and his 14-year-old sister Camila lost several friends in last month's shooting. They echoed Hemans' displeasure with the new policy.
"I feel like our school is now a prison," Nicholas said. "It doesn't feel like home."
When students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas return to class after spring break next week, they'll be required to carry clear backpacks.
The move is meant to ramp up security measures after last month's deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, and a series of breaches since.
"Clear backpacks are the only backpacks that will be permitted on campus," said Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie said in a letter sent to parents.
Tyra Hemans, 19, a senior, told CNN she supports parts of the new policy, such as the ID requirement. But she believes other security measures, such as forcing students to carry clear backpacks, don't adequately address the real problem with school safety, which she says is lax gun laws.
"I'm not happy with it. Why are you punishing me for one person's actions?" she said.
"We know what the root of the problem is," she said. "(Lawmakers) don't want to make the gun laws strong enough."
Hemans believes a clear backpack violates students' privacy, and using metal detectors will turn the school into a prison, she said. "I want to go to school, not prison."
Nicholas Fraser, 16, and his 14-year-old sister Camila lost several friends in last month's shooting. They echoed Hemans' displeasure with the new policy.
"I feel like our school is now a prison," Nicholas said. "It doesn't feel like home."
