HOUSTON -- As the number of school massacres across the nation has grown, some companies have taken steps to reinvent every day items that students could use to protect themselves. Enter: the ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A bulletproof backpack? It is something many parents would have never imagined when they were in school. With the help of certified instructors, Eyewitness News put one to the test.

Bulletproof backpacks on display at Office Depot on East Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Office Depot is one of several national retailers selling the items. Recent mass ...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — Bulletproof backpack inserts claim to offer an extra level of protection for your children as threat of school shootings continues to be unpredictable in the U.S. But do they work?

TAMPA, Fla. -- Dropping off and picking up her two boys from school is part of Kisa Shapiro’s daily routine. However, she admits after hearing about school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe ...

With the uptick in mass shootings, some parents are sending their kids off to school with bulletproof backpacks. “When Uvalde happened my daughter had just graduated from Pre-K. I grieve for those ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga — With the uptick in mass shootings, some parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children. Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell worked with law enforcement ...

Bolstered by the ongoing debate over school safety, a proposal to allow public school students in Louisiana to carry bulletproof backpacks has passed another hurdle at the State Capitol. The Senate ...