Dallas ISD will require all students to use clear backpacks during the 2023-24 school year, officials announced May 31.

The mandate comes as part of an ongoing effort to ensure safer schools, according to a news release. Last year, Dallas ISD required all students in sixth-12th grade to use clear backpacks as a response to mass shootings across the state.

In addition to clear backpacks, mesh backpacks will also be acceptable, although clear ones are preferred. Dallas ISD students may also carry a small pouch in their clear backpacks for personal items such as cellphones, money and hygiene items, according to the news release.

Dallas ISD will provide each of its students a free clear backpack before the start of the school year.