Desperate Teachers Raise Copier Funds in Very Popular Way
Teachers are so desperate for new copying machines at their high school that they raised money by letting students buy their way out of class.
The price for a student to skip one class Tuesday at Overton High School was $2. The fund-raising scheme was a hit with the students--some paid $10 to miss all five classes.
Teachers said they hope to collect $11,000 to buy two new copiers with Tuesday’s fund-raiser and others this week.
On Monday, pictures of teachers’ bare feet were posted on a bulletin board so students could pay 50 cents each to vote which teacher had the ugliest feet. Students could pay $1 each today to wear a hat to classes in violation of the school’s dress code.
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