Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).
Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.
UNICEF is distributing urgently needed school supplies to help children displaced by violence get back to learning.
Though backpack bans are rare, school leaders across the state face a similar imperative to protect students from violence by any means necessary, oftentimes with limited resources at their disposal.
Students at Washington Community High School are being asked not to bring backpacks to school the rest of the week after possible risk to student safety was made known to school and police officials.
A teen accused of killing a man was arrested at Howard High School Tuesday afternoon. When taken into custody, police say they found a loaded gun in his backpack. According to Howard County Police ...
By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...
HAPPENED. WE ARE EXPECTING AN UPDATE FROM THE BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AFTER SOMEONE FOUND A GUN NEAR A SCHOOL. THE WEAPON WAS IN AN ABANDONED BACKPACK IN A VACANT LOT NEARBY. IT WAS NOT ...
In an email to parents, principal Dr. Rebecca Nicolas said the gun was found through the school's weapon detection system. The student who had the gun in their backpack was arrested and will be ...
Students purchasing eligible products can get AppleCare Plus at a 20% discount during Apple's 2024 Back To School promotion. This doesn't extend to other devices purchased that are not eligible ...
A student has been arrested after school officials said they found a weapon in their backpack at Holmes High School.It happened Friday morning when school officials said an administrator found a ...
A gun was found in a student's backpack at a Louisville school Wednesday morning.The gun was found at Fern Creek High School through its weapons detection system, according to a letter sent to ...