All the parents that I know are just waiting for this to happen. Garcia has three boys in school, two at Del Castillo Elementary and one at Rivera High School. Target s assistant manager, Arnold Gomez, said parents have been coming to the store asking what the tax break includes and what days it covers. Headquarters is sending out extra merchandize. All team leaders and department managers will work throughout the tax holiday, and there will be lots of employees in the stores.
Some parents report that stores are running low on transparent backpacks.
In May the Brownsville Independent School District board prohibited opaque backpacks for students in grades six through 12. Gomez said Target ordered 1,000 transparent backpacks earlier in the year and just placed an order for 300 more. That could be because of resistance on the part of students. Parents report that their sons are refusing to carry transparent backpacks, opting instead for trapper- keepers or binders.