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Parkland Students Return To School Skeptical of Clear Backpacks

High school students in Parkland, Florida are questioning requirements to carry clear plastic backpacks as a safety precaution following the shooting death of 17 people on campus.
A general view of the makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on March 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students returned to school from spring break this week facing a number of new safety precautions. District officials in Parkland, Fla., say that the school is a prototype for potential countywide security changes, following a shooting on Feb. 14 that left 17 people dead.

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