Children are damaging their backs with full school rucksacks, finds research published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. The problem is compounded by a predominantly sedentary lifestyle, say the ...

School kids are damaging their backs by carrying heavy rucksacks, a report has found. The most commonly-diagnosed conditions are scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, followed by lower back pain and ...

George Gulla, dean of students and head of school security at Florida Christian School, told CNN the bulletproof panels would add “another level of protection” to students of the pre-K through grade ...

Rucksacks have been given to school children aged between 10 and 12 to help them with their mental health. Trinity school in Newbury is one of the eight in Berkshire and Oxfordshire taking part in the ...

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As September fast approaches, it’s time for the back-to-school season to begin. The new term likely means a hunt for new school uniforms too. For many parents it can be a financially difficult time of ...

Hundreds of schoolchildren in London are carrying rucksacks that monitor the city's 'shameful' air quality as part of a university study into pollution. Some 250 youngsters from five primary schools ...

PARENTS have been left outraged after their children were told they could be expelled from school for not using specific rucksacks that cost £15. Pupils at Seaford Head School have been told they ...