USA Today shoots down security theater Dallas ISD is applying to the new school year.
In a Wednesday article, USA Today quoted security experts saying this was “theater.” They went on to say that this “funnels resources away from more effective approaches.” Dallas ISD did not respond to requests for comment.
USA Today Shoots Down Security Theater After DISD Decision
Dallas Independent School District mandated clear backpacks for students starting in grades six.
From the article: “It comes across as a knee-jerk reaction to make people feel as though something is being done,” said Jaclyn Schildkraut, associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego. “But it’s really not going to do what people think it’s going to do, and it’s sending the wrong message.”
DISD says it will distribute free clear backpacks to students before the school year. DISD says the decision came from recommendations from an internal safety task force.
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