The Heavy Burden: How Schools Can Break the Backpack Habit The start of another school year brings a familiar scene: students lugging heavy backpacks weighed down by textbooks, laptops, and extracurricular gear.
While these burdens may seem manageable to some, experts warn that they can have serious consequences for young minds and bodies.
Backpacks, once simple repositories for books and notebooks, have evolved into veritable warehouses carrying the weight of academic requirements and personal items like makeup and nail polish.