Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools still plan to distribute clear backpacks eventually according to superintendent Earnest Winston. The schools stopped distributing bags last week due to potentially harmful chemicals. CMS currently has no date on when the rollout will continue again. The backpacks are an effort to keep schools safer. Read the full story here.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools clear backpack safety protocol has been put on hold indefinitely due to warning labels about cancer-causing chemicals. The bags contained chemicals called phthalates that have been warned to potentially cause “birth defects or other reproductive harm or cancer”. The district purchased approximately $500,000 worth of bags to distribute. The district is reclaiming any […]
New safety measures will soon be in place for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston announced new plans to make schools safer during Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. The plans include clear backpacks, body scanners, increased security on campuses, random security screenings and more. The CMS district spent approximately half a million dollars on 46,000 […]
