A while back I wrote a post about bulletproof backpacks for school kids and wanted to know if you or anyone you know owns one of these. A reporter left a comment on the post saying that she would like to write a story on them, but wanted to speak to someone who actually owns one.
The opinion about these backpacks seemed to be somewhat divided. I said that I would consider one depending on reasonable expectations that my child might encounter school violence. In my area it is relatively low. One reader left a comment saying that I should reconsider …read more

Following the lead of a few fathers outside of Boston who have begun selling bulletproof backpacks for school kids, I’m submitting a patent for Kevlar diapers. My design is actually a protection mechanism for parents against the explosive digestive tracts of young ones, while Joe Curran and Mike Pelonzi are selling My Child’s Pack ballistic bookbags to protect school-aged children.
While I’m joking about the diapers, these guys are serious about the backpacks. The pair got the idea for the bags after the Columbine school shootings, and have the packs on the market just in time for back to school shopping. …read more