The average cost for back-to-school supplies for families is now around $890. Families are invited to attend their local event, and each present child will receive one backpack while supplies last.

Our youth is growing into misaligned versions of themselves and the culprit is right behind them: the schoolbag.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

"I think it feels amazing," Kristin Rinker said about delivering the backpacks to staff at Old Fort Elementary in western ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

Heavy school bags can have numerous harmful effects on children, significantly impacting their physical health and well-being ...

Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and modern day backpack creator, has died at 80. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his then-future wife and later developed a way to make smaller, softer ...

A thin urethane sheet is also inserted on the back of the backpack to ensure it stays buoyant ... a demonstration with elementary school pupils from Hamamatsu was conducted in a pool in May ...

Though backpack bans are rare, school leaders across the state face a similar imperative to protect students from violence by any means necessary, oftentimes with limited resources at their disposal.

Heavy backpacks can lead to back pain ... spinal problems Many schools have noted that cases of back complications especially among young school children are mainly caused by the weight which ...