Lighter bags for better backs


School bags have become so heavy some parents resort to trolley bags. — Filepic

IT is heartening to learn that the new Education Minister, Dr Maszlee Malik, is concerned about the heavy school bags carried by young school children.

Admittedly, it is a long-standing issue that has found no workable solutions thus far. I believe other parents join me in hoping that the task force formed to look into this issue will find a way to finally spare our children from the ordeal of lugging around heavy school bags.

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