High School Pays Kids To Go To School

How would you like to make $40,000 a year as a teen. Not for having a job, but just making it to school on time. Cincinnati high school is paying its students to come to school.Wow! I wish they had this program when I went to school. Because I probably wouldn't have given my mom a hard time every morning trying to get me to go to school.

The Dohn Community High School has launched a $40,000 incentive program to get students to come to class. 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.

Dohn students have come around to the idea, excited about being rewarded for coming to school. Some of these students are making more by going to school then having a 8 hour job!

“I’m very excited to get the money,” 16-year-old student Arneqka Lester told the paper. “It makes me want to come to school on time, not that I don’t. But some students don’t have the money and this will help them. It’s a good idea.”

Wonder if this idea will work. They say money talks. My question is where is this money coming from? Do you think this idea should happen here in Amarillo, Texas?