EWW!!

A FOURTH-GRADE TEACHER ATE 16 WORMS YESTERDAY . . . ONE FOR EACH STUDENT WHO PASSED A STANDARDIZED STATE TEST:

Earlier this year, Alison Gros of New Orleans made a deal with her fourth-grade students at Andrew Jackson Elementary School. For each student that passed the state's standardized LEAP test . . . she'd eat ONE WORM. And if anyone's LEAP test score was considered "advanced" . . . meaning they did exceptionally well . . . she'd eat FIVE WORMS.

Well, the LEAP test came and went, and yesterday Alison and her entire class headed over to New Orleans' Audubon Insectarium . . . where Alison choked down a grand total of 16 WORMS.

So how did the worms taste? --Alison says, "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm glad they weren't the slimy, fishy kind. They were good." (WWL News 4 - New Orleans)