Fla. father teaches son a lesson for failing grades

KENDALL, Fla. - March 11, 2012

Michael Bell Jr is spending his spring break at a busy intersection. The 7th grader is failing three of his classes.

His sign asks commuters to honk if there's something wrong with 3 F's. The sign also says Michael is a class clown.

With the drastic measures, Michael seems to be getting the message to shape up.

He admitted, "I'm sorry that it had to get to this point and when I get back to school I'm going to do better."

Michael's dad is glad that its starting to sink in.

"If I don't do anything, he's going to be a statistic and I don't want his to be a statistic," he said adding this was a last resort and he just wants the best for his son.

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