Florida Elementary School Principal Skydives to Reward Students for Reading

This Southwest Florida principal is no stranger to pulling silly stunts to encourage or reward his students but this is his most extreme yet!

From sleeping on the roof of the school to taking pies in the face and more, Pinecrest Elementary Principal, Matt Dyer told his students this year that if they met their Accelerated Reader goals, he would go skydiving.

Well, the students not only met, but exceeded goals set in a national accelerated reader challenge so in May, Principal Dyer jumped out of an airplane, though his wife was not a big fan.

Maybe he can come join Maitlynn, Kelly, Steve and Tommy in the skies where we are in West Michigan.

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