New policy requires preschoolers to carry clear backpacks

DALLAS, Texas (KTRK) -- A Dallas school district is ramping up security measures in efforts to keep kids safe.

Starting next year, students from preschool to 12th grade will be required to carry clear backpacks.
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Right now, middle and high school students are being picked at random to have their backpacks searched.

The change comes after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14.
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