Article: SCHOOLS TO REQUIRE MESH BAGS.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)

Article: School will require mesh backpacks
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 29, 2001 ;     580 words ... ... approved a $58,000 appropriation for the purchase of new mesh backpacks to be distributed free to the entire student body. This ... to school theft issues, said spokeswoman Gigi DeYoung. Mesh backpacks still make up less than 1 percent of its total sales. Other ...

Article: Trend Toward Mesh Backpacks Assures Safety, ...
PR Newswire;  September 1, 1999 ;     679 words ...GLEN RAVE, N.C., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesh backpacks could be the next hot trend in school bags this year ... the book bag of choice for students this year, and mesh backpacks are a functional and trendy way to help students lighten ...

Article: MESH BACKPACKS MANDATED AT SCHOOLS.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 29, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... measures, like see-through backpacks. Parents and administrators hope requiring students to carry the clear-plastic and mesh backpacks will allow teachers to spot contraband, including guns and ammunition. ``We realize if a kid's really set on bringing ...

Article: SEE CHANGE; IN THE WAKE OF THE COLUMBINE SHOOTINGS, MESH ...
Daily News Record;  January 7, 2000 ;     700+ words ...With more and more school districts requiring their students to carry see-through backpacks to school -- in the hopes of preventing weapons from entering the building as happened last year in Columbine, Colo. -- it's no wonder that manufacturers such as Eastpak, Nike, JanSport and Rynopak are

Article: Baring your backpack to bolster school safety: Wissahickon High ...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  July 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... of recommendations for schools, including using clear or mesh backpacks. Tipping point The committee recommendation "was probably ... in Warminster -- also have started to require clear or mesh backpacks in the hallways in recent years, said archdiocesan spokeswoman ...

Article: Tightened security will greet students
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 18, 1999 ;     552 words ...See-through mesh backpacks and a system that uses fingerprints to unlock school doors will ... to shoot your child." Schools CEO Paul Vallas said the $19 mesh backpacks, to be distributed to Schurz students at no charge, are no ...

Article: What's Hot in Back-to-School; Our Office Depot Back-to-School ...
PR Newswire;  July 29, 1999 ;     515 words ... ... schools are now requiring students to use see-through mesh backpacks for safety on-campus. * High-tech savvy students are ... organizers ... new-age electronic class and day-planner * Mesh Backpacks -- see-through backpacks for school security * Computer ...