CITY GIVES KIDS BABY CHICKS TO KEEP THEM OFF SMARTPHONES

An Indonesian city is giving out pet chicks to 2,000 elementary and middle school students in an effort to combat Internet and smartphone addiction. The local government in Bandung, West Java, gave baby chickens to students at 12 elementary and middle schools. Mayor Oded Danial said raising chicks would also teach the students valuable skills and foster a sense of responsibility. Prizes would be awarded to the students who raise their chicks into the largest chickens.
* I’m sorry, that should read “the largest, most delicious chickens.”
* Now the kids are trying to find a chicken-raising app.
* When the project is over, the kids turn their chickens over to the school lunch lady.
* You know they’re all just going to share photos of their chickens on Instagram.
* Tomorrow’s headline: “Salmonella Epidemic In West Java, Believed Caused By Chickens.”