High school sells premium viewing benches for graduation.

[Baitball Blogger]

A Florida high school is selling premium graduation tickets for families who want to be sure they have the best seats in the house, according to the Bradenton Herald.

To reserve front row tickets at Manatee High School's graduation, families will have to pay $200 for a bench that seats about 15 people. The tickets went on sale last week and sold out in about four hours.

All other seats at the stadium are first come, first served.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/gone-viral/os-200-graduation-tickets-20140521,0,3035287.post

[onehandle]

1. The bench is probably more valuable than a high school diploma. nt

[yeoman6987]

5. People pay more for concert tickets in some cases

I would have to see the seats and position of the stage before I buy the tickets to see my child graduate. However, it is definitely tempting because how many times do you get decent seats only have someone stand right in front of you or someone wearing a big hat and you can't see a thing or even worse the picture taking. 200 bucks might just be worth it. Of course by the time I did my investigating on whether to get the tickets or not, they would be sold out.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Nothing like making sure the peons don't obstruct

the view of their 'betters'. Just another in the ever expanding series of steps taken to make sure society is divided by wealth.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Well, if they didn't like the kid before graduation, they will surely remember her

poorly after graduation.

[Niceguy1]

6. its a creative way to cover

The costs of the graduation....it u s more expensive than the other schools in the area

[QC]

4. They should put the poors in a separate location

and let them watch graduation by video feed.

Can't let the riff raff inconvenience their betters, you know.

[devils chaplain]

8. Maybe they could compromise with a groundling area for the hoi-polloi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundling

[Johonny]

7. People that demand they not pay a penny more in taxes for schools

will pay 200$ for a bench they'll sit on for a few hours. That's modern America.

[Tsiyu]

9. ^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^n/t

[yawnmaster]

10. It is to help offset the cost of the graduation ceremonies that the district has cut back on. Eom