South Dakota teachers scramble for dollar bills to buy classroom supplies in half-time game – video

A competition pitting 10 teachers against each other to scramble for dollar bills to fund school supplies in a city in South Dakota has been described as demeaning' and drawn comparisons with the hit Netflix series Squid Game.

The local Argus Leader newspaper reported that $5,000 (3,770) in single dollar bills was laid out on the ice skating ring during the Sioux Falls Stampede hockey game on Saturday night, and the teachers from nearby schools competed to grab as many as possible in less than five minutes

• South Dakota teachers scramble for dollar bills in demeaning' game