Teen Brings Books in a Microwave Due to School’s Backpack-Ban and Got Suspended

Spalding Grammar School as seen on Google Maps. A teen was suspended for creatively protesting a school's ban on large bags, after he used a microwave to carry his books to school. Screenshot/Google Maps

A UK school in Lincolnshire recently stipulated a ban on large bags for students in the sixth form (equivalent to grades 11-12) because of health and safety reasons.

Instead of breaking the rules, a 17-year-old student decided to conduct a creative protest by carrying his books and supplies in conspicuous containers—a microwave among them.