You can't make this stuff up. Of course, in Metro Atlanta, you don't have to!

Clayton County is just south of Atlanta and their entire school system is in turmoil because the incompetent bunch of boobs they called a school board fouled things up so badly that if they don't get everything square by Sept. 1, they're actually going to lose their accreditation. That means, for example, that graduates from high schools there would not be eligible to enter college.

So they hired a new school system administrator on April 28 this year. Eyebrows had already been raised when his contract details were revealed: a $286,000 salary for 14 months work, with a full 45% of the workdays designated as vacation, holidays, or personal time off. Oh, plus he gets a $2000 monthly housing allowance, a car, and a $28,000 tax-free annuity. And he can also hold other employment during the contract. And it's all guaranteed whether or not he solves the accreditation mess.

A few days ago, the high schools held commencement and the graduates were puzzled and hurt when they returned to their seats after receiving their diplomas only to open the holders and find...blank sheets of paper. See, Mr. New Superintendent had noticed that his name was not on the diplomas, his predecessor's was.

So he had all the diplomas shredded.

My understanding is that it's not a legal issue, the diplomas were good with the old supe's name, and reprinting them was going to cost $80,000. Fortunately, the printer stepped up and saved the taxpayers the money by doing it free. Can you believe this asshat? He should have been forced to pay every dime of that money.