http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2010/2/11/582040.html
UPDATE: Polk Schools won’t proceed with iPod incentive
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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POLK COUNTY (Bay News 9) — The Polk County school district has decided to suspend a program that would have given away iPods to some parents.
The school district was going to use the device to reward parents of children with disabilities who filled out a 10-minute online survey.
The money was going to come from a federal government program for developmentally disabled students. About $150,000 would have been spent on the iPods.
The money from the federal government program cannot be used for salaries or bonuses, but must go towards other expenditures.
* Press release from Polk County School District
Correction: Our original story incorrectly said money for the iPods was from federal stimulus funds. The money the district was going to use is from the federal government and is to be used specifically for programs for developmentally disabled students. It is separate from federal stimulus dollars.
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Argh!
This is typical of the way the Feds spend our money!
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