the American-style “squid” game angers social media pioneers

Footage of teachers scrambling for cash as spectators cheered them on during the half-time of a hockey game in South Dakota has sparked controversy.

The Dash for Cash campaign, sponsored by a mortgage broker, saw teachers try to collect as many $1 bills as possible within five minutes, totaling $5,000.

The clip, which went viral on social media, shows teachers crawling on their hands and knees stuffing dollar bills into their shirts during the break at a junior ice hockey match last Saturday.

JUST IN: An arena in South Dakota is holding a “Dash for Cash” where teachers get on their knees and fight for one dollar bills that they can use for classroom supplies while spectators watch and cheer. (h/t @AnnieTodd96) pic.twitter.com/jIht84Ls9W

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Amid the harsh economic climate caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the event sponsor said, “it was a great team event to do for teachers.”

However, many criticized the method of getting the money as “miserable” and “humiliating”, wondering why the sponsoring company did not simply give them the money.
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“All they asked for was resources and a living wage, not this Hunger Games nonsense,” said Frederick Joseph, a New York Times bestselling author.

The teachers will spend the prize money on school supplies for their students.

The ten teachers managed to keep the money, and the biggest winner was the Harrisburg High School teacher who managed to collect $616 in his T-shirt.

The teacher told the local newspaper that he plans to spend the money on the school’s gym.

Teachers often pay out of their own pocket for classroom supplies, and sometimes rely on donations to help make up for the shortfall.