2013-01-01, 02:45 PM
I think the worst is that it's not the only town that did it.
My hometown did it too: http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2011-12-01/Sch...ative.html
An old schoolmate who works as a substitute there now said that over half of them are broken, AND all students get a second one if they break the first one. Thankfully they don't get a third but the entire concept is ludicrous.
I can't find it now, but I remember an article at the time that said like either $1 million or $10 million from the budget went into them. Their reason to do it: Unused funds in the technology budget for the new school. I can find a million and a half other uses for that money and it wouldn't be all wasted by next year.
My hometown did it too: http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2011-12-01/Sch...ative.html
An old schoolmate who works as a substitute there now said that over half of them are broken, AND all students get a second one if they break the first one. Thankfully they don't get a third but the entire concept is ludicrous.
I can't find it now, but I remember an article at the time that said like either $1 million or $10 million from the budget went into them. Their reason to do it: Unused funds in the technology budget for the new school. I can find a million and a half other uses for that money and it wouldn't be all wasted by next year.