Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, returned to school on Monday following spring break — and they were not happy about new security changes implemented during their time off.
Some of the school’s most prominent students, who have become national voices in the gun control debate, used social media to voice their displeasure with the changes.
What happened?
Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie announced in March that when MSD students returned from spring break, they would be required to carry their school books in clear backpacks. The decision came after two students from the school were arrested for having weapons on campus.
But the students were quick to voice their displeasure with the change. David Hogg said at a gun control forum the move infringed on students’ right to privacy.
And when students returned to class on Monday, they used their Twitter influence to mock the backpacks.
Many of the students simply bashed the clear backpacks, while others made statements by making tampons visible or posting political stickers and buttons on the outside of the backpacks. Still, others lamented that their school now feels like a “prison.”
Emma González posted on Twitter:
The people with the power to make changes keep making the wrong changes; no matter how much we tell them to listen to us there will always be a backpack manufacturer saying, “Hey they need clear backpacks, we got you covered,”…
— Emma González (@Emma4Change) April 3, 2018
…or a Barricade Renter saying “Hey do you need any extra fences that will create the illusion of safety but are easily jumpable and make all the students feel like a combination of prisoners and livestock?”…
— Emma González (@Emma4Change) April 3, 2018
…When people pay money for these modifications on our school (the only one in the county being altered btw) that means Someone Is Getting Paid and I am Sick and Tired of us being treated like prize pigs.
— Emma González (@Emma4Change) April 3, 2018
Delaney Tarr posted:
Starting off the last quarter of senior year right, with a good ol’ violation of privacy! pic.twitter.com/Glf9C14dsq
— Delaney Tarr (@delaneytarr) April 2, 2018
@marcorubio pic.twitter.com/eBmB9Tz9uB
— Delaney Tarr (@delaneytarr) April 2, 2018
Nothing beats a morning walk through fenced lines with a bag check! Where am I, again? pic.twitter.com/6gDPs8zZ3Q
— Delaney Tarr (@delaneytarr) April 2, 2018
Laura Hogg, sister of the famed David Hogg, posted:
My new backpack is almost as transparent as the NRA’s agenda.
I feel sooo safe now.
As much as I appreciate the effort we as a country need to focus on the real issue instead of turning our schools into prisons. #clearbackpacks #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/HqBIeGjzF9
— Lauren Hogg (@lauren_hoggs) April 2, 2018
Sarah Chadwick posted:
.@marcorubio pic.twitter.com/yxuXCRGCiE
— Sarah Chadwick// #NEVERAGAIN (@Sarahchadwickk) April 2, 2018
Jaclyn Corin posted:
Thousands of clear backpacks were donated to MSD…it’s a shame b/c they should’ve been given to a school that actually needs the supplies. But since we’re stuck with them, I decided to make the most out of the situation & decorate!! #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/dgW7uNN536
— Jaclyn Corin (@JaclynCorin) April 2, 2018
Kyra Parrow posted:
Ok but how are clear backpacks going to protect douglas kids from an AR-15
— Kyra Parrow (@longlivekcx) April 2, 2018
Cameron Kasky posted:
#MSDStrong pic.twitter.com/kKn1saUDTC
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) April 3, 2018
Runcie told the Sun-Sentinel that the new backpacks were “an initial measure, not a permanent one,” and noted that Broward Schools would consider allowing other backpacks after seeing how well the metal detection wands worked.
via TheBlaze.com – Stories
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