Students at Jefferson School District 251 secondary schools can now have clear backpacks after the district initially banned all book bags last month.
Rigby Middle School Principal Richard Howard announced the decision in an email sent to parents Friday morning.
EastIdahoNews.com reports Howard wrote in the email that they are permitting clear backpacks to be used at Rigby Middle School to transport school materials to and from school and that backpacks may be inspected at any time by the school and are to be kept in student lockers during the school day.
The adjusted policy still does not let students have backpacks in the halls or the classrooms.
On Sept. 23, Jefferson School District 251 banned backpacks in its secondary schools in the hours after deputies took an emotionally struggling 13-year-old girl into custody after finding a gun in her backpack.
