Middle school students at some D.C. middle schools will be receiving a huge jump in their allowance starting in October, all for good grades. Under a pilot program in the District, students could earn up to $100 per month.
Parents, of course, will promptly require that the money be saved in a bank account the child won't have access to until college. At the same time, negotiations between students and parents to raise home allowances have failed.
But students in Harrold, Texas wish they were half as lucky as those in the nation's capital: The small district is allowing teachers to pack heat, in the form of concealed weapons, while on school property.
The superintendent of the school district insists that teachers could help prevent the shootings that have plagued middle and high schools in the past decade.
But, with 110 students in the district plus cameras and locked doors, some parents are questioning the action and whether it will create a more hazardous learning situation for their children.
In other news, remember that online beauty contest for nuns we discussed a couple days ago? Well, I'm sad to inform you all that it's been cancelled.