Bribery through donuts?

The recent donut attendance initiative – noticed and, most importantly, tasted by lucky first-hour students during the leading weeks of school – stands out as the most direct and recognizable facet of a school-wide scheme to increase first-hour attendance and entice students to be present and accounted for when the morning bell rings.

What is the motivation behind this form of glazed, sprinkled or powdered-sugar bribery? The high school wanted to have a positive impact on everyone, something to encourage students this year to place additional effort in arriving to class on time.

Is it debasing to have to bribe, I mean, sugarcoat first-hour attendance for high school students?