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Heavy school bags

This is in response to the article, ‘School bags turning into a curse for students’ (KT, May 18). I remember when I was in high school; apart from carrying an extremely heavy bag, I also had to carry folders, loads of textbooks, files and ledgers for each subject.

At times, due to the heavy load and piles of files, I used to find it very difficult to hop into my school bus. Schools should become a little more considerate when it comes to students carrying piles of books or, at least, assist them in sharing their burden. Ideally, students should only carry books and files that they will be sure to use on a particular day. The concept and thought of carrying all relevant materials and books just because we may need them at some point should be abolished. This will help ease the burden on young children and will prevent them from falling victims to joint pains, weak muscles, hung shoulders, bent backs, slip discs and a lot more in years to come.