Elementary School Principal Comes Under Fire For Using A ‘Mock Funeral’ To Motivate Teachers

The principal of Getwell Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, is facing backlash for a deeply misguided tactic to “motivate” teachers. According to Yahoo Lifestyle, principal Tina Smith wanted to encourage teachers to work harder after the school performed poorly in standardized testing in the 2014-15 school year. Fox 13 reports that data showed the school...