
National Dec 16, 2009
Lavatory scrub joins kids' curricula
The clock struck 1:25 p.m., and six fifth-graders at Minami Elementary School in Yokohama headed for lavatories carrying brushes, mops, dustpans and toilet paper. The three boys and three girls, each in a separate lavatory, scrubbed the toilets, mopped the floors and refilled the toilet ...