

As of Monday, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are required to use clear backpacks. This new rule is part of added security protocols at the high school, as outlined by the school district's superintendent Robert W. Runcie in a letter sent out on March 21.

In addition to the see-through backpacks, the school will also have a heightened security presence and students and staff will be given new security badges that they must wear at all times, according to the letter. The new regulations are being put in place after the February 14 school shooting in which 17 people were killed.

But many students aren't thrilled with the mandatory see-through backpacks. Jenna Korsten, a Stoneman Douglas senior, told the Washington Post that she's opposed to the backpacks.

"They feel like it is something that would be in a prison," Korsten said. "We need a real change, not a change like this. The backpack idea is an invasion of privacy. This is not a way to solve an issue."

Students at Stoneman Douglas have been sharing pictures of their backpacks and expressing their frustration on social media.

"Love my clear backpack! Almost as clear as the NRA's agenda to prevent common sense gun control from going on the books!" MSD student Alexis Tracton said.

"My VERY OWN # clearbackpack," student survivor Rachel Padnis wrote. "0/10 would NOT recommend... like at all # MSDStrong"

"Got my id and clear backpack # thanksbrowardcounty # wedemandrealchange," student survivor Alyssa Goldfarb said.

"My new backpack is almost as transparent as the NRA's agenda. I feel sooo safe now. As much as I appreciate the effort we as a country need to focus on the real issue instead of turning our schools into prisons. # clearbackpacks # MarchForOurLives," Lauren Hogg said.

MSD student Delaney Tarr tagged Senator Marco Rubio in a tweet that showed her backpack. Tarr also tweeted a photo of herself with her backpack.

"Starting off the last quarter of senior year right, with a good ol' violation of privacy!" she wrote.

Sarah Chadwick also tagged Rubio in her tweet.

"This backpack is probably worth more than my life," student survivor Carmen Lo wrote.

"We need to make schools safer... YES ABSOLUTELY, can't argue against that," student Diego Pfeiffer wrote. "Kids need to feel safer in schools... That is where our problem lies. Clear backpacks and armed Guards do not make us feel safer, it is just uncomfortable."

Robert W. Runcie, Superintendent of Schools for the School Board of Broward County, Florida, didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

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