When students return to class Aug. 17, they’ll be facing a few changes when it comes to school supplies.Backpacks carried by high school and middle school students must be see-through, and the school district will be purchasing student supplies this year.The policy is for safety reasons, Superintendent Jim Knight said, making it easier for school staff to see what is inside the students’ bags.“A lot of schools are going to it,” Knight said.The new policy comes in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting in May that claimed the lives of 19 elementary school children and two teachers.The backpack policy ...