10 Awesome Responses From The Parkland Students Forced To Wear Clear Backpacks To School
This week, students at Stoneman Marjory Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida returned to classes only to be greeted with new, mandatory gear: clear backpacks, which were distributed to all students Monday morning.
Unsurprisingly, students weren’t happy with the new addition to the dress code, not only because it was an invasion of privacy but also because it indicated that the school administration missed the point of their protests entirely.
Here are the best responses from the Parkland students, who took to Twitter to protest the backpacks:
1. Sam Deitsch decided to tackle the issue with a dose of humor.
rt for a whats in my backpack haul!!! oh wait… pic.twitter.com/wsxXFJ8h4K
— Sam Deitsch (@samdeitsch) April 3, 2018
2. “This backpack is probably worth more than MY LIFE.”
This backpack is probably worth more than my life #trends #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/sVAfRbt12R
— Carmen Lo // #NEVERAGAIN (@xo_karmin_ox) April 2, 2018
3. Jaclyn Corin took it as an opportunity to further the March for our Lives cause
Thousands of clear backpacks were donated to MSD…it’s a shame b/c they should’ve been given to a school that actually needs the supplies. But since we’re stuck with them, I decided to make the most out of the situation & decorate!! 👊🏼#MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/dgW7uNN536
— Jaclyn Corin (@JaclynCorin) April 2, 2018
4. You knew there’d be at least one hit at the NRA.
My new backpack is almost as transparent as the NRA’s agenda.
I feel sooo safe now.
As much as I appreciate the effort we as a country need to focus on the real issue instead of turning our schools into prisons. #clearbackpacks #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/HqBIeGjzF9
— Lauren Hogg (@lauren_hoggs) April 2, 2018
“My backpack is almost as transparent as the NRA’s agenda.”
5. These students got particularly creative with their clear backpack protest.
We gettin’ creative. #ThisIsStupid pic.twitter.com/un3a4JqZVh
— Aly Sheehy Ⓥ (@Aly_Sheehy) April 3, 2018
6. Cameron Kasky decided to use his backpack to show how humiliating the new backpacks are for women specifically
https://twitter.com/cameron_kasky/status/981136553899626496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2018%2F04%2F03%2Fparkland-activist-backpack-tampons%2F&tfw_creator=mashable&tfw_site=mashable
He also took the opportunity to talk about women’s access to health products.
https://twitter.com/cameron_kasky/status/981145903162626049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2018%2F04%2F03%2Fparkland-activist-backpack-tampons%2F&tfw_creator=mashable&tfw_site=mashable
7. Ah, yes, the obligatory clap back at politicians
https://twitter.com/lexforchange/status/980884006517518336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5225739%2Fmarjory-stoneman-douglas-school-clear-backpacks%2F&tfw_site=TIME
“This bag contains everything politicians care about besides money.”
8. Or, you know, one specific politician
🙂 @marcorubio pic.twitter.com/eBmB9Tz9uB
— Delaney Tarr (@delaneytarr) April 2, 2018
We’re all looking at you, Marco Rubio.
9. Some messages don’t have to be complicated to be heard loud and clear.
And that, they are pic.twitter.com/QuqOt1V4aU
— Kyra Parrow 🦋 (@longlivekcx) April 2, 2018
10. And of course Emma Gonzáles, who had to point out just what’s so messed up about this whole clear backpack thing.
https://twitter.com/Emma4Change/status/981198867269070848
https://twitter.com/Emma4Change/status/981198868422496258
https://twitter.com/Emma4Change/status/981198870104477698
Keep speaking up, guys. You’re being heard.