The high cost of bad behavior
by Patrick Lester
When students carry weapons into school or become persistent truants or troublemakers, they're not the only ones who can pay a steep price for their decisions. Taxpayers also can pay dearly. In the East Penn School District this year, taxpayers will pay nearly $500,000 to place students in alternative schools, according to school district figures. That's a 900 percent increase over the $51,427 spent just five years earlier.
Of The Morning Call, 12/15/2008