Sometimes It Pays to Cut Class Sizes
From Times Wire Reports
Who needs calisthenics? Some kids in Florida would pay not to go to gym class, police say.
Terence Braxton allowed students to skip his class if they paid him $1 a day, said authorities in Escambia County, Fla. He may have racked up as much as $1,000 or more over three months.
The 28-year-old teacher, who has been charged with six felony counts of bribery, was released on his own recognizance.
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