Why Should Backpacks Be Allowed In Schools

Backpacks have been a tradition in schools for a very long time. Now backpacks are being banned from schools. Not only are backpacks a longstanding tradition but there are necessary to students. Students are more productive when they get to carry backpacks for many reasons. Without backpacks many students are becoming more stressed. I believe that students should be allowed to carry backpacks around school. One reason that not carrying backpacks in school is a problem is that it causes stress when students have to go to their locker after every class. A student can either choose to carry their very heavy textbooks all day long or rush to their locker after every single class. Having to carry your textbooks all day would not be so bad if you had a bag to put them in, but having to carry four large cumbersome textbooks in your arms to every class is ridiculous. Often times students lockers are on the opposite side of the school as there classes and having to rush over to their locker every passing time is nearly impossible. If students had the opportunity to carry backpacks many more students would be much less stressed than they are now. Another reason that backpacks should be allowed is that students can not carry all of the supplies necessary for their classes without a backpack. Imagine trying to carry your …show more content…
These people say that backpacks pose a threat to students safety. Backpacks are being banned across the nation because people believe that students will use them to smuggle weapons into school. I disagree because if an individual wanted to bring a weapon into school they could easily do it without a backpack. For example, many athletes are forced to bring large bags to school to hold their practice items in and one could easily smuggle a weapon in one of those. I understand that people want to keep students safe but by banning backpacks they are not solving any