In Other News: Cost of Tump’s golf trips soars; Measles fears affect summer camp

Published 10:52 am Thursday, May 23, 2019

Teachers spark controversy after posing in sombreros, ponchos in yearbook photos

A high school in California is embroiled in controversy after distributing its yearbook on Monday, which included photos of a number of teachers photographed wearing “insensitive” outfits. The photos in question are of six world language teachers at San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California, who wore sombreros, ponchos and mustaches for their class pictures. All six teach Spanish at the high school and seemingly wore the attire to represent their subject. The Mexican attire has received unwanted attention, which led the school to address the photos in a statement just one day after distributing the yearbooks. —Yahoo!

Trump’s golf costs: $102 million and counting, with taxpayers picking up the tab

Donald Trump’s golf habit has already cost taxpayers at least $102 million in extra travel and security expenses, and next month will achieve a new milestone: a seven-figure presidential visit to another country so he can play at his own course. U.S. taxpayers have spent $81 million for the president’s two dozen trips to Florida, according to a HuffPost analysis. They spent $17 million for his 15 trips to New Jersey, another $1 million so he could visit his resort in Los Angeles and at least $3 million for his two days in Scotland last summer ― $1.3 million of which went just for rental cars for the massive entourage that accompanies a president abroad. — The Huffington Post

Amazon is offering people $25 gift cards in exchange for taking 3D scans of their bodies

Amazon is inviting people to its New York offices to have the shape and size of their bodies scanned in exchange for $25 gift vouchers. According to the invite, which was spotted by Mashable, Amazon will take the height and weight measurements of participants along with 3D scans, photos and videos of their bodies while they are fully clothed and in “form-fitting” clothing or swimwear. To take part, consumers need to sign up online and reserve their 30-minute appointment. Amazon states online that the data from these surveys will only be used for internal product research and not for marketing purposes. — Business Insider

Swimming, s’mores and shots: Camps harden vaccine rules in U.S. measles outbreak

As the United States battles its worst measles outbreak in 25 years, summer camps are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted not to vaccinate them against the disease. With more than 10 million American children attending summer day and overnight camps, camp owners and industry associations said they are urging parents to follow medical experts’ advice to prevent their camps from becoming transmission sites for the highly contagious and sometimes deadly illness. Scott Rosmarin, whose family has operated Rosmarins Day Camp in Monroe, New York, for three generations, said he has already sent past camp families a letter warning that he will turn away longtime campers if their parents cite religious or philosophical objections to the vaccine. — Reuters