In the last few years, many public school boards decided to remove lockers from campuses. The major result, if you ask students, is that they now lug around a staggering pile of books. Last week, the ...

The California Assembly wants to commission a study on the health effects on students of carrying overstuffed backpacks, a topic that is attracting growing attention among researchers. Members of the ...

School’s back in session for Southwest Virginia schools, and as you’re busy getting your little ones out the door in the morning, it can be tempting to put everything in their backpacks. However, ...

At Holly Grove Middle School, 12-year-old Sophie Berzins covers a lot of ground and climbs a lot of stairs while carrying a big bundle on her back. Typically in her backpack, Sophie carries two ...

I'm not a particularly elegant packer. This flaw, combined with the fact that I'm relatively frugal with my airline purchases, means that I am often traveling with an overstuffed backpack as my ...

Backpacks, when used correctly, provide a convenient and easy method for students of all ages to carry books and supplies to and from school. However, many children and parents are unaware that when ...

Nowadays, kids are stuffing everything but the kitchen sink into their school backpacks and the load is catching up with them. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says backpack related ...

In 2017 the Consumer Products Safety Commission estimated 7,800 children and adolescents ages 5-18 were treated in emergency departments for injuries related to backpacks. Many students experience ...

The Lake Ripley Elementary School was proudly displaying its electronic sign Wednesday and requesting all students wear orange to school that day as a show of solidarity for “unity day,” whatever that ...

Problem: a school hallway full of students trudging to homeroom, all hunching forward in an attempt to keep their overstuffed backpacks from tipping them over. Unfortunately, many of the students will ...

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It is beyond belief how messy my middle-schooler's backpack is. I have tried to give him organizing hints, but he just keeps shoving all his schoolwork in the bag — even his neatly done homework. How ...