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Penn. school uses sheep to cut lawns due to budget cuts - Ed Jewett - 27-08-2011 An imaginative school district in the borough of Carlisle, Pennsylvania has found an innovative way to save money after a $2 million reduction in state support. The Carlisle School District is using seven sheep belonging to the principal of Carlisle's Wilson Middle School to cut their six-acre lawn. Having sheep nibble on the grass instead of hiring workers is expected to save the district about $15,000 this year in mowing costs. "They've done a good job so far," Superintendent John Friend told Stateline. "There were some people who called the principals," he added. "They thought that someone was playing a prank." The liberal blog ThinkProgress noted the sheep would be unnecessary if Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett ® ended special interest tax breaks benefiting corporations instead of approving $900 million in education cuts. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/24/penn-school-uses-sheep-to-cut-lawns-due-to-budget-cuts/