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Parents press Wythe County board over new high-school backpack procedure; administration cites safety and locker delays
Summary
Board members raised parent concerns about a new countywide backpack procedure in high schools, citing inconsistent communication and a delayed delivery of lockers; administrators said principals recommended the change for safety (tripping hazards) and that 35 lockers at George Wythe High School were delayed by the manufacturer.
Board members spent significant time on parent concerns about a recent change restricting backpacks in high-school classrooms. Members said parents reported inconsistent messages from building administrators and asked for clearer, written guidelines about exceptions, purse size and how tardy/count policies would be handled.
Dr. Poole and administrators said the change was a safety-driven decision requested by the three high-school principals. "The big why was principals and teachers requesting they can't move…
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