As Florida's Broward County school district announces a new policy to require students carry only clear backpacks, safety experts explain why the measure amounts to "security theater." (Photo: Getty) ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Marathon deaths prompt review of security policy Left unattended, no accessory looks as menacing these days as a backpack. At the airport. On the subway. At ...

A member of the bomb squad inspects an object after a controlled detonation at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Police have blown up two unattended backpacks ...

Florida's Broward County school district — the sixth largest school district in the U.S. — announced this week that it will require students to carry clear backpacks to school next year. "The purpose ...

Left unattended, no accessory looks as menacing these days as a backpack. At the airport. On the subway. At a sports event. And, as a result of the two backpack-encased bombs that exploded near the ...