And at DD's school they aren't allowed to carry a book bag, so you have to use a locker.
From class to class she carries her Chromebook, a large pencil pouch for all her writing utensils, mouse, headphones, etc. and then the binder/notebook for her class.
It differs by middle school here which drives me bonkers. Some they can't have backpacks, they have to use the caseit binders and carry those and their laptops.
Ours they can have backpacks and lockers are optional but most kids don't use them. There's no time and they don't have textbooks. That means they either don't bring coats in winter or carry them around all day. Mine carries hers because she walks home and hates the cold. She also won't take a water bottle because it adds too much extra weight.
And we just do school lunch because no way am I gonna have her carry a lunchbox too.
The older I get the more irate I get about how ableist no backpack rules are. I only accessed my locker before school, at lunch and after school because 4 minute passing periods were too short to both get to a locker and get to class on time. I would not have been physically able to carry everything I needed for all my morning classes and then my afternoon classes around in my one functioning arm/hand. Plus also period products, my lunch, a water bottle and my coat.
Maybe make class sizes smaller and deal with the unfettered gun access.
My kids MS has lockers but no one uses them. I think none of them know how to open them lol
They use their laptops for most everything and have a few workbooks for math and notebooks. They can fit their lunchbox and water bottle too. I would hold off on buying a ton of supplies until they start and each teacher has things they want but it was very few items really.
The older I get the more irate I get about how ableist no backpack rules are. I only accessed my locker before school, at lunch and after school because 4 minute passing periods were too short to both get to a locker and get to class on time. I would not have been physically able to carry everything I needed for all my morning classes and then my afternoon classes around in my one functioning arm/hand. Plus also period products, my lunch, a water bottle and my coat.
Maybe make class sizes smaller and deal with the unfettered gun access.
Not being a butt, but seriously take it to your school board. Let them know how you feel about the policy. Not enough people make official complaints about stuff like this that matters
The older I get the more irate I get about how ableist no backpack rules are. I only accessed my locker before school, at lunch and after school because 4 minute passing periods were too short to both get to a locker and get to class on time. I would not have been physically able to carry everything I needed for all my morning classes and then my afternoon classes around in my one functioning arm/hand. Plus also period products, my lunch, a water bottle and my coat.
Maybe make class sizes smaller and deal with the unfettered gun access.
Not being a butt, but seriously take it to your school board. Let them know how you feel about the policy. Not enough people make official complaints about stuff like this that matters
I don't actually know if my/DS' school district has no backpack rules. I was speaking generally.