[News] Parents in BC to get $40 a Day if Eduacation Deal isn't Reached

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I know this news is a few days old, but I didn't see it posted, if it was discussed earlier, well, sorry.

The B.C. government is offering the parents of each public school student under the age of 13 years $40 a day if the provincial teachers' strike is not over by the start of classes in September.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced Thursday the cash will be paid using savings made from not having to pay teachers during the strike.

The program will cost the government about $12 million a day, which is about the same amount of money it costs to run the school system, said de Jong.

"There are costs that occur to families and parents when their children aren't where they should be, which is in school," said De Jong.

Full article here: http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/#!/content/1.2724162

As a 13 year old, this infuriates me.

In all seriousness though, I'm on the fence about it.. While it's not really helping reduce class sizes, etc., parents will still need a way to supervise/educate their kids if no deal is reached soon.