Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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Cincinnati High School Paying Students To Come To School

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CINCINNATI, Ohio (CBS Cleveland)A Cincinnati high school is paying its students to come to school.
The Dohn Community High School has launched a $40,000 incentive program to get students to come to class.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, students will get Visa gift cards for showing up everyday for school, being on time for class and not getting into trouble. Seniors would get $25 while underclassmen would get $10.
The school would also put $5 into a savings account for the student that earns a gift card.


Philadelphia Teacher Hospitalized After Altercation With 8th Grader


By Mike DeNardo and Jericka Duncan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Mount Airy middle school teacher was taken to the hospital this morning after he was assaulted by a student.
It happened in a classroom at the Leeds Middle School just before 9 a.m.
School district spokesman Fernando Gallard says eighth-grade science teacher Lawrence Williams got into an argument with a student, and the student attacked the teacher.
The teacher suffered a swollen eye, lip, and other head injuries. He was taken to a local hospital, reportedly in stable condition, and later released.


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