Purses Banned
Rockingham County
Distractions in the classroom have led one valley middle school to ban all bags, even purses, from classrooms. Some parents say this is a bad idea, because young women need to be able to carry their feminine hygiene products.
Wilbur Pence Middle School teacher Stacie Holzberger says that bags and purses carrying electronic toys and phones were getting in the way of learning.
"Teachers were having a problem getting to students, to help with their learning. The pocketbooks were in the way. The bookbags were cluttering up to floor, and we weren't able to get to students," says Holzberger.
So all bags were banned, even smaller purses. That's when mother Jennifer Alcombright says the school went too far. She says girls need to be able to carry around their feminine products.
"If the girls who are texting on their cellphones are still violating that rule, they need to be reprimanded for that. They're violating a rule, but for the girls who are using it for the proper reason, aren't breaking any rules, and they shouldn't be punished," says Alcombright.
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