Newt Gingrich, professional asshole, recently said:

"I've tried for years to have a very simple model. Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work, they would have cash, they would have pride in the schools, they'd begin the process of rising."

And, Peoria AZ agreed:

The Peoria Unified School District, preparing for the possibility of more state funding cuts, is considering reducing custodial jobs to part-time positions without medical benefits or pension contributions.

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If the board approves the proposal, about 90 full-time custodians would become 180 part-time positions without medical or retirement benefits. About 50 full-time head custodial positions would be spared, Finn said.

The board also considered allowing high-school students to fill some of those part-time positions.

The students would be chosen by their school's principal and earn the same as any other person in that position, about $9 per hour. They also wouldn't be allowed to work too late on campus, possibly from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weeknights.

Of course this isn't Newt's idea, it's actually professional liberal Joe Klein's idea.

So, well, I think this means that everybody sucks.