Teacher Behind Shaming I-95 Billboard To Fly Banner At NFL Draft

George Bezanis is a teacher at Central High School in Philadelphia and has shown his frustration about a lack of raises and working on an old contract as a teacher in the School District of Philadelphia. After erecting a billboard on Interstate 95 that shamed city and school officials, he wants to fly a banner around City Hall during the NFL Draft later this month.

"If the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers still doesn't have a contract by April 27th, we need to remind our city's elected officials and the leaders of the district what they should really be passionate about - our schools," Bezanis says on his new crowd funding page.

The new campaign aims to raise $2,000 to hire a plane that will carry a banner around City Hall during the draft.

As of the afternoon of April 18, nearly $900 has been generated for the campaign.

"$1300 will get us a plane to circle the Ben Franklin Parkway from City Hall to the Art Museum for approximately one hour, but if we can raise closer to $2000 (or more), this thing will stay in the air for a couple of hours until it has to refuel," his page says.

The slogan on the banner is up for debate, and you can vote for one of 11 slogans on Bezanis' funding page. Many have clever NFL puns in the message that digs at city and school officials for not agreeing on a contract.

Bezanis' billboard was erected in March after raising more than $5,000 through GoFundMe.

Still fighting for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, it seems Bezanis won't quit until city and school officials settle on a contract with the teachers union.

You can contribute to the flying banner campaign online here.