Before the clear-backpack rule was announced, the council had budgeted $124,000 for 8,000 supply-filled canvas backpacks for an annual back-to-school event for homeless and low-income children. The Children’s Service Council made a much larger investment. It’s not the end of the world.” Plantation parent Nelson Rose speaks out against clear backpacks at a safety town hall held June 12 at Plantation High. They would have only lasted a month, so it’s kind of a relief,” he said. He found the quality of the clear bags to be poor. “It’s a lesson learned.”ĭespite the expense, Rose said he’s glad the School Board reversed its decision. “I wanted to be ahead of the game,” Rose said. By the time the district backed off the requirement, he had passed the 30-day return window
Plantation parent Nelson Rose said he went online to buy two clear backpacks for $40 each for his middle school son after the district announced the rule. I am asking that Broward County Schools reimburse me in the amount of $64.17,” she wrote to her School Board member, Nora Rupert, on June 16.
“I purchased these items on Amazon and it’s too late to return them. Tracey Morganelli, a parent and president of the Pompano Beach High PTSA, bought a clear backpack and cellophane bags on May 5, the day the plan was announced. I used the zoom function on my phone to see this action is still pending a board vote in June 13. is now alerting folks on its clear backpack page that a decision is not final - if you read the fine print. “Beginning in the 2023/24 school year, ONLY CLEAR BACKPACKS AND BAGS WILL BE PERMITTED FOR STUDENTS IN ALL GRADES,” the district’s website read.Īfter the South Florida Sun Sentinel asked Sullivan why the website didn’t reflect the proposal was still subject to change, the district added “pending board approval” in small letters on May 23. The district’s website continued to indicate for weeks the decision was final.
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That’s despite district administrator Valerie Wanza saying in a District Advisory Council meeting May 10 that the backpacks might be provided free to all students, which would alleviate the need for families to buy them. Some board members said no, but most agreed to a town hall.īut even though the decision was far from final, district administrators refused for weeks to give any direction to parents or community agencies about whether to hold off buying them. Responding to concerns, Alhadeff asked her fellow School Board members May 9 to hold a workshop or town hall to get feedback before moving forward. Nelson Rose holds clear backpacks he bought for his son after Broward County Public Schools said students would be required to wear them at his home in Plantation, Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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