Louisiana students could soon be allowed to legally wear bulletproof backpacks to school. State law currently bars a student from wearing any body armor on campus.
The proposal received traction after the Valentine's Day massacre at a Florida high school this year that left 17 people dead at the hands of a lone gunman.
The Senate needs to approve a technical change before the bill lands on the governor's desk.
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