Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo loves these 'fashion forward' bulletproof backpacks for your child

Bulletproof clothing.
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This year's hot back-to-school trend? Bulletproof backpacks, jackets, and undershirts. Yes, MC Armor has designed reinforced clothing perfect for sending your precious kids off to learn, and the line received some airtime during Monday's Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network.

The segment started with an Oprah-esque pan over sparkly neon backpacks, with the 2009 pop hit "Bulletproof" playing in the background. Host Maria Bartiromo then took over, picking up a bag and gushing that it didn't "even feel heavier than a regular backpack" to MC Armor manager Carolina Ballesteros Casas.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.