This is just a sad world
Thursday, February 16th, 2006When children can not go to school without unethical people taking advantage of them. What exactly are we teaching our children? This is what I read if my local paper:
Kids paid teacher $1 a day to skip gym class
Associated Press - Feb. 16, 2006 11:15 AM
PENSACOLA, Fla. - A middle school gym teacher let children sit out his class if they paid him $1 a day, collecting perhaps thousands of dollars, officials said Thursday.
Terence Braxton, 28, took the payoffs between September and December, resigning after the principal learned of the scheme from a parent, authorities said.
He is being sought on bribery charges.
The charges accuse Braxton of taking about $230 from six students, but sheriff’s spokesman Mike Ward said the teacher’s take was probably much greater.
What really ticks me off is that this is at middle school level. We’re talking children ranging in age from 11-14. That’s almost how old Sam is. He’s not the most gullible kid, but I bet that if given the chance, he’d probably go for it to. Of course, he’s not really given the chance. He’s not a great liar and I’m very involved with how he manages his finances. Mainly because he belongs to the Bank of Mom & Dad. It just kills me that he got away with it for so long without anyone saying anything or noticing. 
