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San Ramon Principal Duct Taped to Wall for a Good Cause

Principal Cline made good on a promise to let students who participated in the annual American Heart Association fundraiser to duct tape him to a wall at the school.

It was the perfect day to duct tape a principal to a wall this morning at

Students who particpated in the school's annual fundraiser, "Jump Rope for Heart," in February were given an incentive — if they exceeded last year's student participation, they could duct tape Principal Andy Cline to a wall at the playground, weather permitting.

Student participation was 27 percent this year, exceeding last year's 16 percent.

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The grand total was money raised $3,000.30, which resulted in the school earning $300 in PE equipment from the American Heart Association.

Today, the weather was permitting and all the students that particpated got to peel off a strip of duct tape to secure him to the playground wall.

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