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'Dehumanising' Game In Which Teachers Scramble For Cash Condemned

'Dehumanising' Game In Which Teachers Scramble For Cash Condemned

Teachers scrambled for cash to fund school projects, and the game has not been well-received on social media

Teachers in the US took part in a 'dash for cash' to raise funds for their schools - but the game has been widely condemned on social media. Watch here:

Ten teachers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, battled it out during the Sioux Falls Stampede hockey game on Saturday night (11 December), scrabbling to grab as many dollar bills as possible in five minutes.

A total of $5,000 (£3,772) was donated by CU Mortgage Direct, with the gathered money going towards each teacher's respective school or class.

Ryan Knudson, Director of Business Development and Marketing for CU Mortgage Direct, said the game was an 'awesome' thing to do for teachers.

According to Argus Leader, he said: "With everything that has gone on for the last couple of years with teachers and everything, we thought it was an awesome group thing to do for the teachers.

"The teachers in this area, and any teacher, they deserve whatever the heck they get."

However, the game didn't go down so well on social media, where video of the dash for cash has been viewed 7.6 million times.

Twitter/@AnnieTodd96

Commenting on the video, one person said: "Teachers, on their hands and knees, grabbing for $1 bills to buy classroom supplies, for the amusement of a crowd. yeah, totally uplifting and fun not at all totally dystopian."

Another said: "This is really sick and degrading. Why is this happening?

"Just pay the teachers a decent wage and give schools the necessary funding for classroom supplies."

A third added: "What in the actual f***?! As a teacher this makes me furious.

"Just GIVE them the $$$ instead of making them crawl on the ground for $1 bills in front of an audience.

"How ‘bout the person who thought this up does the same thing for their bonus this year. See how they like it."

Another simply said: "Next time on Squid Game..."

But while the game stoked a lot of anger online, the teachers who took part were seemingly grateful for the opportunity.

Alexandria Kuyper, a fifth grade teacher at Discovery Elementary School, told the Argus Leader: "I think it's really cool when the community offers an opportunity like this for things that educators a lot of times pay out of pocket for."

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/@AnnieTodd96

Topics: US News, Viral