In the wake of several school shootings last school year, parents say that they are considering getting their children bulletproof backpacks.

Saddle River-based Self Defense Company has created one of their own. The company says that it worked with an Israeli defense company to create it.

The 6-pound backpack covers the front and back and has a protection rating of 3A. The protection can be increased to 3+ if plates are added to it. A 3+ rating means that it can potentially stop bullets fired from weapons like AR-15s or AK-47s.

“To me, evil always finds a way.  If we homeschool our kids, if we keep them inside, if we don't go outside.  Eventually they're going to wander outside. We're going to wander outside and evil is going to find a way to do what it does,” says Self Defense Company’s Damian Ross.

The bulletproof backpacks start at $497 – but these are on the higher end of the price scale.

Ross says that the backpacks are not recommended for smaller children.