All in the name of a good cause:
Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, Pa., has a fun fundraising program called “Stop the Bop.”
Suggested by a few members of the student council, the school is playing Hanson’s 1996 hit “MMMBop” through the loudspeakers before classes begin, between periods and during lunch. The idea? Annoy students into donating; have them pay to stop the music.
The goal is $3,000, which could be reached if each of the 659 students donates $5.
“MMMBop” has been playing since Wednesday, and the school has raised about $2,300 so far.
It’s a good thing this isn’t a public school, or someone might make a constitutional claim of cruel and unusual punishment. I wonder if the interrogators at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay have considered this.