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Mayor Bill De Blasio made a five dollar limit to any NYC public worker, including the teachers at this school. Some believe that expensive gifts to teachers might sway their decisions on giving a certain student a bad grade. "I don't think that's fair because of favorites," eighth grader Deborah Lassends said. Picture by Yealin Lee

Gifts are being denied

December 20, 2014
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