TEACHER’S PLANE CHAT NETS $530 FOR POOR PUPILS

Chicago schoolteacher Kimberly Bermudez was on a Southwest Airlines flight to Florida when her seatmate asked her what she did for a living. She told him about her first-graders, who come from low-income families, with some being homeless.

When asked about most challenging part of the job, she said it was when children come to school hungry.

The seatmate replied that his company donates to schools such as hers, and she said her school would welcome it. A moment later, the man seated behind her handed her $500. “Do something amazing,” he told her.

Two others also gave $30.