School seeking food fight snitches Glenbard North hopes bounty sends a message.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May, 2004 | by Komperda, Jack

Byline: Jack Komperda Daily Herald Staff Writer Glenbard North High School administrators are looking for a few good snitches to help them find students involved in a coordinated food fight Thursday afternoon. And administrators are willing to pay $150 for the information. Food fights aren't an uncommon occurrence in many schools.

This is Glenbard North's second incident since April. But many students are upset at what they said amounted to bribery tactics school officials are employing to find those involved. "This is over the top," said Nick Weidner, 16, as he walked home from school. "It was a food fight. Those types of things happen in schools every day." But school officials said they wanted to send a strong message to students that this...