GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Thursday was the first day of a new backpack ban for students at Grand Rapids Public Schools in Michigan. The ban comes after an 8 year-old brought a loaded gun to ...

Two Michigan school districts have banned students from bringing backpacks to campus, with one of the districts citing several recent incidents of students bringing guns to school. Grand Rapids Public ...

MICHIGAN — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launched a pilot program alongside the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) named MI Backpack Home Tests on Nov. 18, 2021. MI Backpack Home Tests ...

DETROIT, Mich. — Two Michigan school districts have banned students from bringing backpacks to schools in less than a month after several weapon concerns and incidents. Grand Rapids Public Schools is ...