With the Bombay High Court (HC) upholding the state government’s decision to have a cap on the weight of school bags, schools now have to make arrangements to ensure that the bags weigh no more than 10 per cent of the student’s weight. Post Diwali vacations, schools have already started making changes to their daily schedules, like allotting fewer number of books or allowing students to keep bags in their staff rooms.

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