LONDON (Reuters) - A British student protested his school's decision to prevent backpacking in the classroom, as far as possible, in a recent controversy in the education community.
The school recently issued a decision to prevent students from carrying their backpack during the transition between classes, to avoid the health damage caused by carrying heavy weight on the back at an early age.
According to the Daily Mail, the school in Lincolnshire has made the unprecedented decision after a number of students said they had been physically hurt in their bodies by carrying heavy bags.
The decision was widely criticized, and an angry petition was issued that took hundreds of signatures within days, and one of the students protested by placing his books on a microwave.
Under the resolution, students can bring back-to-school bags but are required to carry books in their hands, as they move from one classroom to another.
Those who reject the decision say that this prohibition may be reflected negatively on students and may lead to a decline in the grades they receive because they have to bear the minimum.
Some parents say their children have to carry the books in plastic bags to comply with the school's decision.
Medical studies have warned of the risk of carrying heavy backpackers, but the recommendations usually focus on alternative solutions such as curriculum relaxation, leaving textbooks in classrooms rather than moving them between home and school daily.
