The South River public school district will distribute clear backpacks to every student free of charge ahead of the next school year. Superintendent Sylvia Zircher called the new requirement an added safety measure.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

A Middlesex County public school district will require all students — from pre-K to 12th grade — to use clear plastic backpacks in the upcoming school year over the objections of some families who say see-thru bags are an invasion of privacy.

Every student in South River public schools must use a clear backpack when they go back to class for the 2022-2023 school year, district superintendent Sylvia Zircher said in a July 27 announcement.

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