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This 16-year-old student invented a bulletproof backpack and is now a finalist at the world's largest high school science fair
She designed a bulletproof backpack that can be worn by elementary school children. "I can't vote, but I can engineer," Cotroneo told Insider. Maya Shah, 15, from Texas, is another finalist.
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The skyrocketing sales of bulletproof backpacks for kids [Updated]
So reads an advertisement for BulletBlocker, a company selling bulletproof backpacks and other body armor for children. Since the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children ...
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Companies that make bulletproof backpacks for kids are seeing a spike in sales after the Texas school shooting that left at least 19 children dead
Demand for bulletproof kids' gear is spiking following the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, manufacturers told Insider. Four companies that manufacture bulletproof gear said they've ...
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US school sells bulletproof panels for students' rucksacks
George Gulla, dean of students and head of school security at Florida Christian School, told CNN the bulletproof panels ... the students to use their backpacks as a shield to protect themselves ...