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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced a clear bag policy and other restrictions for its upcoming commencement ceremonies.

FRIGHTENING THING TO WITNESS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. REALLY? THANK YOU. GRADUATION CEREMONIES AT UNC WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. THIS YEAR. THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED SECURITY CHANGES. >> AFTER LAST WEEK'S PROTESTS ON CAMPUS. SOME INCLUDE A CLEAR BAG POLICY AND GRADUATES WILL HAVE TO SHOW THEIR STUDENT ID. THE BUREAU'S BRETT KNESE IS LIVE ON CAMPUS. AND BUT YOU SPOKE WITH A NUMBER OF GRADUATES WHO NOW HAVE NEW RULES TO FOLLOW. >> AS FOR GERALD IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ALSO INCLUDED A LIST OF ITEMS THAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING INSIDE KENAN STADIUM, INCLUDING FLAGS AND SIGNS SAYS I SPOKE WITH SAY THEY UNDERSTAND THE SECURITY CHANGES. THERE IS READY TO GET INSIDE THE STADIUM AND WALK ACROSS THAT STAGE. AT ANY TIME OF DAY THIS WEEK YOU'LL FIND UNC STUDENTS AT THE OLD WELL SNAPPING PICTURES AS THEY HOPE TO CAPTURE A COUPLE OF FINAL MOMENTS ON THEIR CAMPUS BEFORE THEY GRADUATE. >> I AM EXCITED TO GRADUATE AS WANT TO BE DONE WITH SCHOOLS. TO BE HONEST, I REALLY LIKE THE CAMPUS, SEVERAL OF THE SCHOOL, THE SMILES AND LAUGHTER STAND IN. STARK CONTRAST TO LAST WEEK AND PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE ON CAMPUS. JUST DAYS LATER, UNC ANNOUNCED GRADUATION WILL GO ON WITH CHANGES IN SECURITY AT CEREMONIES. ANYONE ATTENDING CAN ONLY BRING IN A CLEAR BAG GRADUATES WILL HAVE TO SHOW THEIR STUDENT ID'S CHANGES. THESE GRADUATES SAY. >> THEY UNDERSTAND. I AM JUST HOPING EVERYTHING GOES WELL, EVERYONE STAY SAFE AND EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST REAL GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS. MOST HAD THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CEREMONIES CANCELED OR SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS NOT GOING TO BE A REAL GRADUATION. I THINK THE LAST TIME I HAD SOMETHING OF THE SORT OF LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL DOESN'T REALLY COUNT. SO BEING PART OF A BIGGER COMMUNITY TO GRADUATE ALONG WITH THE REST MAKEOVER TO BE REALLY INTERESTING AND REALLY FUN. THESE GRADS SAY THE EXTRA SECURITY REQUIREMENTS ARE OKAY. >> SO LONG AS EVERYONE IS SAFE. >> THE UNIVERSITY ALSO ADDRESS FREE SPEECH LAWS AND POLICIES IN ITS ANNOUNCEMENT SAYING THOSE WHO DON'T COMPLY WITH THOSE OR SEVERELY DISRUPT ANY OF THE CEREMONIES COULD BE CHARGED AND ARRESTED. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO DUKE UNIVERSITY ABOUT ANY CHANGES THEY MIGHT BE MAKING TO THEIR CEREMONIES. WE HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK CAROL. BRETT KNESE LIVE IN CHAPEL HILL. THANK YOU, BRETT. >> WRAL DOT COM IS YOUR GUIDE TO ALL THE COLLEGE GRADUATIONS THIS WEEKEND YOU'LL FIND THE WHERE AND WHEN WHETHER YOU WANT

UNC makes security changes to graduation ceremonies

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced a clear bag policy and other restrictions for its upcoming commencement ceremonies.


UNC enforces clear bag policy for graduation, will require graduates to show ID card

Old Well at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

 It's the first day for the district's new clear-bag rule for spectators at sports and other large-scale gatherings for Wake high schools.

OFFICE, FACEBOOK PAGE WILL BE FALLING. THAT HERE ON WRAL NEWS. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU. IF YOU GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL SPORTING EVENT IN WAKE COUNTY BE WORN STARTING TODAY, ONLY CLEAR BAGS WILL BE ALLOWED. THE CHANGE MEANS NO TRADITIONAL PURSES, OUR BAGS. >> PEOPLE AND BAGS WILL BE SEARCHED. HOWEVER, SMALL RISKS, LIPS AND DIAPER BAGS ARE ALLOWED. W WAS CARLY HAYNES WAS AT A GAME TONIGHT AND TALKED WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THE CHANGE. >> BEFORE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS COULD DECIDE TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY. BUT NOW WE'RE SEEING IT DISTRICT-WIDE WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS WITH SPECTATORS, NOT JUST GAMES. >> PEOPLE SHUFFLED INTO A BASKETBALL GAME AT PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL UNDER A NEW RULE IN PLACE. CLEAR BAGS ARE NOW REQUIRED FOR WAKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS. >> SONSEEAHRAY ESPECIALLY NOW WE'RE FACING IN SCHOOLS. SO TO HAVE A CLEAR BAG, SEE WHAT'S IN I COULDN'T BE MORE IMPRESSED WITH THIS POLICY. >> HERE'S WHAT'S ALLOWED CLEAR BAGS THAT ARE 12 BY 15 INCHES, SMALL RISK. LET'S AND WHILE IT'S ALSO GET THE GREEN LIGHT, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS FOR BABY CARRIERS, COATS, BLANKETS AND SEAT CUSHIONS. FRIDAY. THE SCHOOL DID A SOFT LAUNCH. NOBODY WAS TURNED AWAY THAT THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT THE NEW POLICY THAT WOULD BE STRICTLY ENFORCED IN THE FUTURE THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THEM. ALL YET. >> I KNOW A LOT OF ABUSE ARE CLUBS ARE DIFFERENT. SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO OFFER HIM SOON. I MAY BE BRANDED BAGS OR SOMETHING. WAKE COUNTY SAW A NEED FOR BETTER SECURITY IN NOVEMBER OF STUDENT WAS KILLED IN A STABBING AT SOUTHEAST RALEIGH, HIGH SCHOOL. >> AND FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, A PERSON BROUGHT AN AR 15 RIFLE TO MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME. THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING THAT MAKES US FEEL A LITTLE SAFER EVENTS. >> OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE OUR ATHLETES OR SPECTATORS AS WELL. WE SEEM TO HAVE PEOPLE COME HERE FEEL SAFE ALREADY NEAR SCHOOLS. >> AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A TEST FOR THE DISTRICT FOR 30 DAYS SO THEY CAN SEE HOW IT GOES. AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

New clear bag policy in effect at Wake County High School events

New clear bag policy in effect at Wake County high school events 

It's the first day for the district's new clear-bag rule for spectators at sports and other large-scale gatherings for Wake high schools.

Rule only allowing clear bags for Wake County school events goes into effect 

New clear-bag rule starts Friday at Wake County school events

TO UPDATE YOU LIVE IN CLAYTON. NICK PERLIN, WRAL NEWS. >> STARTING TODAY, NEW RULES ARE GOING INTO PLACE AT WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AT SCHOOL EVENTS. TODAY IS THE FOR THE DISTRICT'S NEW CLEAR BAG RULES FOR SPECTATORS AT SPORTS AND OTHER EVENTS. WRAL'S KELSEY COFFEY JOINS US LIVE FROM MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND KELSEY MIGHT SAY MILLBROOK WAS KIND OF THE TEST PILOT SITE FOR THIS NEW RULE. WE'RE IN A MILLBROOK MAGNET. HIGH SCHOOL HAD ALREADY HAD THIS RULE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR. BUT STARTING TODAY, ALL HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS WAKE COUNTY WILL HAVE THAT SAME REQUIREMENT. SO IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE BASKETBALL GAME, THAT'S HERE TONIGHT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAR BAG LIKE THIS ONE. AND YES, IT CAN EVEN BE STYLISH NOW WRIST. >> RIS LIFTS AND A DIAPER BAGS WILL STILL BE ALLOWED IF YOU COME TO A SPORTING EVENT, GUESTS CAN ALSO BRING BAGS THAT ARE MEDICALLY NECESSARY LIKE AN OXYGEN TANK. NO, BROOKE, IMPLEMENTED THE RULE AHEAD OF THE DISTRICT LAST YEAR. THE SCHOOL MADE THE RULE AFTER SOMEONE WAS CAUGHT WITH A LOADED GUN AT A BASKETBALL GAME. WRAL, EDUCATION INSIDER EMILY WALKING HORSE AS THE DISTRICT WILL RE-EVALUATE THE RULE AFTER 30 DAYS. >> BASICALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM LEVEL IS THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS FOR 30 DAYS AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY CHALLENGES. >> AND THIS RULE DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO SPORTING EVENTS. IT'S FOR ALL ON-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPENED AFTER SCHOOL. SO IT WILL APPLY TO THINGS LIKE BAND CONCERT SOURCE, THE 8 OR PRODUCTIONS. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RULE, JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, WRAL DOT COM,

New clear bag rule starts Friday at Wake County school events

Some school principals have been asking system officials for a districtwide rule allowing only clear bags at sports and other spectator events. 

FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY REPORTING IN APEX, JULIAN GRACE, WRAL NEWS. >> PEOPLE ATTENDING EVENTS AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN WAKE COUNTY WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO BRING IN CLEAR BAGS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BAG RULE IS TO DETER PEOPLE FROM BRINGING KNIVES OR OTHER WEAPONS TO EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS. SOME SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTING THIS, INCLUDING MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S WHERE BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, A JUVENILE BROUGHT A LOADED AR 15 TO A BASKETBALL GAME WITH THIS NOW BECOMING A DISTRICT-WIDE RULED THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE WORKING WITH PRINCIPLES ON HOW TO ROLL IT OUT. >> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LET SCHOOLS TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY DO IT BEST AND THEN IF SOME SCHOOL HAS A TO EVERY WAY OF DOING IT. WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS. BUT OTHERWISE, IF SCHOOLS ARE FINE DOING IT AND EACH THEIR OWN WAY. THAT'S THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. AS LONG AS THE RULE IS ENFORCED AT THE SCHOOL >> THERE IS SO FAR NO SET DATE

Only clear bags allowed at Wake County High school events  

Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh is instating a new no bag/clear bag policy for athletic events.