Why no backpacks at middle school tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

At our fcps ms, no kids used lockers. They all kept their bags with them all day.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t hear this and DD is bringing a drawstring bag with everything needed for the pool since that’s where a group is walking to when school gets out.

Nice! Fun. Ours doesn’t open until 4.

[Anonymous]

At our MS, kids took backpacks today. They still carry water bottle, bagged lunch, and the yearbook with a pen to sign. They also still can use their lockers today. They are cleaned out already. They need a holding place for their stuff during all the movies. 🎦

[Anonymous]

Ours weren’t allowed backpacks this week. Today is Field Day.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was a girl on my period, I’d just have to skip school for the day. Stupid.

Carry a purse.

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Anonymous wrote:Bur whats the big deal with having one? No one will explain why

+1 yeah I agree. I think the issue is that there is a lack of storage for them in the classrooms themselves in MS. Kids would be tripping over them.

Edited: Kids carry heavy backpacks all day, every day during the school year. Classrooms didn’t shrink on the last day, and no tripping happens.

I heard from another parent that one year, kids filled backpacks with paper assignments and such, then dumped them all over the hallways when the last bell rang, leaving a giant mess. Might be urban legend.

No tripping happens? Right.

My oldest child's LA teacher in seventh grade tripped over a student's backpack and broke all three bones in her arm.

My middle son's best friend tripped over a backpack in his Algebra class and broke his ankle.

My neighbor, who is a teacher, tripped over a student's backpack and slammed her 8-month pregnant belly into the edge of a desk. Thankfully, both she and the baby were okay, but it was scary and painful for her.

My middle son said kids stumble over backpacks all the time, but they are usually just stumbles, so no one gets hurt.

Like so many things, each school is different. My child has a locker and everyone still carries their backpack all day.

You sure know a lot of statistics on tripping. Are you keeping a journal? Seems weird.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t hear this and DD is bringing a drawstring bag with everything needed for the pool since that’s where a group is walking to when school gets out.

Nice! Fun. Ours doesn’t open until 4.

I double checked and they are opening at 2 today. They are all planning on going out to lunch first. No one called about the bag so I assume it was okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I was a girl on my period, I’d just have to skip school for the day. Stupid.

You are clearly a man.

[Anonymous]

This isn't about lockers, people. A lot of schools don't have or don't use lockers during the year.


This is just some silly admin fears that some kids will dump the contents of their bags in the corridors, like a few did last year. That's why this no-bag rule has been implemented in some, but not all, schools.


If your daughter's bag, carrying meds and pads, is confiscated, I would formally complain. There is no legitimate excuse to ban backpacks today, or any other day.

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Anonymous wrote:Bur whats the big deal with having one? No one will explain why

+1 yeah I agree. I think the issue is that there is a lack of storage for them in the classrooms themselves in MS. Kids would be tripping over them.

Edited: Kids carry heavy backpacks all day, every day during the school year. Classrooms didn’t shrink on the last day, and no tripping happens.

I heard from another parent that one year, kids filled backpacks with paper assignments and such, then dumped them all over the hallways when the last bell rang, leaving a giant mess. Might be urban legend.

No tripping happens? Right.

My oldest child's LA teacher in seventh grade tripped over a student's backpack and broke all three bones in her arm.

My middle son's best friend tripped over a backpack in his Algebra class and broke his ankle.

My neighbor, who is a teacher, tripped over a student's backpack and slammed her 8-month pregnant belly into the edge of a desk. Thankfully, both she and the baby were okay, but it was scary and painful for her.

My middle son said kids stumble over backpacks all the time, but they are usually just stumbles, so no one gets hurt.

Like so many things, each school is different. My child has a locker and everyone still carries their backpack all day.

You sure know a lot of statistics on tripping. Are you keeping a journal? Seems weird.

It's weird that I know that my child's teacher tripped in front of the class and broke her arm?

It's weird that I know that my child's best friend tripped and broke his ankle?

It's weird that I know what my neighbor told me about her experience tripping while pregnant?

It's weird that I listen to what my child said about what happens in his classes?

That all seems pretty normal to me. None of that would, to a typical person, be considered "knowing statistics" (there are no statistics listed above 🤔) or keeping a journal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We haven't heard anything about this for Kilmer Middle School.

We didn’t either - our son chose not to bring one because he has no notebooks or laptop and had plans to go out after school with his friends.

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Anonymous wrote:Bur whats the big deal with having one? No one will explain why

+1 yeah I agree. I think the issue is that there is a lack of storage for them in the classrooms themselves in MS. Kids would be tripping over them.

Edited: Kids carry heavy backpacks all day, every day during the school year. Classrooms didn’t shrink on the last day, and no tripping happens.

I heard from another parent that one year, kids filled backpacks with paper assignments and such, then dumped them all over the hallways when the last bell rang, leaving a giant mess. Might be urban legend.

No tripping happens? Right.

My oldest child's LA teacher in seventh grade tripped over a student's backpack and broke all three bones in her arm.

My middle son's best friend tripped over a backpack in his Algebra class and broke his ankle.

My neighbor, who is a teacher, tripped over a student's backpack and slammed her 8-month pregnant belly into the edge of a desk. Thankfully, both she and the baby were okay, but it was scary and painful for her.

My middle son said kids stumble over backpacks all the time, but they are usually just stumbles, so no one gets hurt.

Like so many things, each school is different. My child has a locker and everyone still carries their backpack all day.

You sure know a lot of statistics on tripping. Are you keeping a journal? Seems weird.

It's weird that I know that my child's teacher tripped in front of the class and broke her arm?

It's weird that I know that my child's best friend tripped and broke his ankle?

It's weird that I know what my neighbor told me about her experience tripping while pregnant?

It's weird that I listen to what my child said about what happens in his classes?

That all seems pretty normal to me. None of that would, to a typical person, be considered "knowing statistics" (there are no statistics listed above 🤔) or keeping a journal.

+1 and it shows backpacks can be a tripping hazard

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Anonymous wrote:Bur whats the big deal with having one? No one will explain why

+1 yeah I agree. I think the issue is that there is a lack of storage for them in the classrooms themselves in MS. Kids would be tripping over them.

Edited: Kids carry heavy backpacks all day, every day during the school year. Classrooms didn’t shrink on the last day, and no tripping happens.

I heard from another parent that one year, kids filled backpacks with paper assignments and such, then dumped them all over the hallways when the last bell rang, leaving a giant mess. Might be urban legend.

No tripping happens? Right.

My oldest child's LA teacher in seventh grade tripped over a student's backpack and broke all three bones in her arm.

My middle son's best friend tripped over a backpack in his Algebra class and broke his ankle.

My neighbor, who is a teacher, tripped over a student's backpack and slammed her 8-month pregnant belly into the edge of a desk. Thankfully, both she and the baby were okay, but it was scary and painful for her.

My middle son said kids stumble over backpacks all the time, but they are usually just stumbles, so no one gets hurt.

Like so many things, each school is different. My child has a locker and everyone still carries their backpack all day.

You sure know a lot of statistics on tripping. Are you keeping a journal? Seems weird.

It's weird that I know that my child's teacher tripped in front of the class and broke her arm?

It's weird that I know that my child's best friend tripped and broke his ankle?

It's weird that I know what my neighbor told me about her experience tripping while pregnant?

It's weird that I listen to what my child said about what happens in his classes?

That all seems pretty normal to me. None of that would, to a typical person, be considered "knowing statistics" (there are no statistics listed above 🤔) or keeping a journal.

I find it weird. You're obsessed with tripping.

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Anonymous wrote:Bur whats the big deal with having one? No one will explain why

+1 yeah I agree. I think the issue is that there is a lack of storage for them in the classrooms themselves in MS. Kids would be tripping over them.

Edited: Kids carry heavy backpacks all day, every day during the school year. Classrooms didn’t shrink on the last day, and no tripping happens.

I heard from another parent that one year, kids filled backpacks with paper assignments and such, then dumped them all over the hallways when the last bell rang, leaving a giant mess. Might be urban legend.

No tripping happens? Right.

My oldest child's LA teacher in seventh grade tripped over a student's backpack and broke all three bones in her arm.

My middle son's best friend tripped over a backpack in his Algebra class and broke his ankle.

My neighbor, who is a teacher, tripped over a student's backpack and slammed her 8-month pregnant belly into the edge of a desk. Thankfully, both she and the baby were okay, but it was scary and painful for her.

My middle son said kids stumble over backpacks all the time, but they are usually just stumbles, so no one gets hurt.

Like so many things, each school is different. My child has a locker and everyone still carries their backpack all day.

You sure know a lot of statistics on tripping. Are you keeping a journal? Seems weird.

It's weird that I know that my child's teacher tripped in front of the class and broke her arm?

It's weird that I know that my child's best friend tripped and broke his ankle?

It's weird that I know what my neighbor told me about her experience tripping while pregnant?

It's weird that I listen to what my child said about what happens in his classes?

That all seems pretty normal to me. None of that would, to a typical person, be considered "knowing statistics" (there are no statistics listed above 🤔) or keeping a journal.

I find it weird. You're obsessed with tripping.

Thank you for sharing your irrelevant opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:Bur whats the big deal with having one? No one will explain why

+1 yeah I agree. I think the issue is that there is a lack of storage for them in the classrooms themselves in MS. Kids would be tripping over them.

Edited: Kids carry heavy backpacks all day, every day during the school year. Classrooms didn’t shrink on the last day, and no tripping happens.

I heard from another parent that one year, kids filled backpacks with paper assignments and such, then dumped them all over the hallways when the last bell rang, leaving a giant mess. Might be urban legend.

No tripping happens? Right.

My oldest child's LA teacher in seventh grade tripped over a student's backpack and broke all three bones in her arm.

My middle son's best friend tripped over a backpack in his Algebra class and broke his ankle.

My neighbor, who is a teacher, tripped over a student's backpack and slammed her 8-month pregnant belly into the edge of a desk. Thankfully, both she and the baby were okay, but it was scary and painful for her.

My middle son said kids stumble over backpacks all the time, but they are usually just stumbles, so no one gets hurt.

Like so many things, each school is different. My child has a locker and everyone still carries their backpack all day.

You sure know a lot of statistics on tripping. Are you keeping a journal? Seems weird.

It's weird that I know that my child's teacher tripped in front of the class and broke her arm?

It's weird that I know that my child's best friend tripped and broke his ankle?

It's weird that I know what my neighbor told me about her experience tripping while pregnant?

It's weird that I listen to what my child said about what happens in his classes?

That all seems pretty normal to me. None of that would, to a typical person, be considered "knowing statistics" (there are no statistics listed above 🤔) or keeping a journal.

I find it weird. You're obsessed with tripping.

Thank you for sharing your irrelevant opinion.

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