Public school teachers in Buffalo, N.Y., received millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded plastic surgery last year, and have done so for several decades, CNN reports:
As thousands of teachers face layoffs across the country, teachers in Buffalo, New York are getting lipo? Yep. And nose jobs and whatever else they want. All on the taxpayers' dime. How is this happening?
The sweet deal that all the 3,400 teachers in Buffalo are eligible to get under one of their insurance plan options, they are billed nothing for any plastic surgery procedure, such as botox, liposuction, tummy tucks, and there is no deductible. …
Last year, Buffalo's schools spent $5.9 million on plastic surgery, which is also known as a cosmetic rider. And Buffalo teachers have had this rider for nearly four decades.
Louis Petrucci, the president of the Buffalo Board of Education said he could hire about 240 new teachers with $5.9 million. Petrucci is projecting a $42 million deficit in next year's school budget.