Board Inks Promise Not To Text And Drive

Jacobs High School driving students honored at Monday's District 300 Board of Education meeting had a surprise for members.  As part of a campaign to gather 5,000 signature student thumbprints, "We want you to pledge not to text and drive," they said.

There was much laughter among board members at the idea of pledging not to do something so manifestly stupid. However, only Sunday a 16 year-old girl took out a Crystal Lake resident's garage when she missed a curve trying to drive and text at the same time.  "It's like they're addicted," said one Jacobs driving instructor.

In the pic: President Joe Stevens and the rest of the District 300 Board inked up their thumbs to promise not to text and drive.  They spent the rest of the evening trying to surreptitiously scrub the ink back off with hand sanitizer which turns out to be a poor solvent.