Creativity or Stupidity?

I read today in the newspaper that a teacher in a cash-strapped school district in Idaho made a deal with the local pizzeria: The business will provide paper for handouts, worksheets and tests for his classrooms and in return, on each provided sheet of paper will be an ad for the pizza shop.

So, while taking a history test the kids can already think about which slide of pizza they will buy for lunch: cheese or pepperoni?

According to the newspaper article, some officials applaude the teacher for his creative solution of the spending freeze in his town, others criticize that he crosses a line.

I agree with the critics and find the idea of sponsorships for school material most worrisome. And by the way - what's with the fight against obesity?