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Why one Philly elementary school is paying kids not to fight

Will a financial incentive motivate kids to be peaceful? "Some people are not fighting because they want the $100, but mostly, we just don't want to fight anymore," one Mitchell Elementary eighth grader said.

A Mitchell Elementary student walks by a bulletin board that promotes the number of days eighth-grade students have gone without getting into fights. Students will earn $100 each at graduation if they do not resort to physical violence.
A Mitchell Elementary student walks by a bulletin board that promotes the number of days eighth-grade students have gone without getting into fights. Students will earn $100 each at graduation if they do not resort to physical violence.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT