A $500 present for the teacher?

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

'Tis the season for giving and receiving and some Chicago area teachers are hauling it in.

During the holiday season, gifts from parents and kids pile up in many classrooms. They range from the extravagant in affluent areas -- a $500 gift card for the mall, a massage and manicure at a spa -- to chocolates, candles, ornaments, oranges and homemade cookies

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