Barbershop owner pays off seniors' debts so they can graduate

Earlier this month, billionaire investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith made national headlines for promising to pay off the debts of Morehouse College's class of 2019. Smith's grand gesture made a huge impact on about 400 graduating seniors – and it inspired one woman to help 14 more.

Season Bennett, who owns a barbershop in Charlotte, North Carolina, saw Smith's commencement address, and his pledge of donating $40 million motivated her. "I thought, 'Wow, that is just such a powerful thing for anybody,'" Bennett told CBS affiliate WBTV. "So many students go into so much debt just trying to get an education."

She decided to call up a local high school and see if money was preventing any of the senior students from graduating. What she learned shocked her. ↓