Joseph decided to utilize discarded cement bags destined for the landfill, configure them into backpacks ... to electricity and that almost 20% of school-age children were not enrolled because ...

One of the best parts about going back to school is going to ... time they’ve ever owned their backpack– an item that shows this community that they can future beyond drugs and gun violence.

For now, the backpack policy change will only affect students at the junior high school, beginning on March 3. However, the district said it will implement a future, district-wide policy for ...