CLEVELAND, Texas — May 25 is the last day of school in Cleveland ISD, but the district superintendent announced a major change for students to follow for the last month before the summer break.
Superintendent Stephen McCanless made the announcement to implement a clear backpack policy through a YouTube video on Tuesday. The district said the policy will go into effect on Friday.
McCanless said the decision was made after a serious threat was made at Cleveland Middle School on Monday.
McCanless said an investigation took place and a student was suspended through December.
McCanless said that for the last few years, Cleveland ISD has implemented a "no backpack" policy for the last few weeks of school but due to the severity of the recent threat, they went with the clear backpack policy.
Watch the full explanation in the video below.
