NY shuts down “rubber rooms”

Talk about a bizarre personnel strategy.  Schools in New York City have just closed 8 centers that were designed to house teachers who were under disciplinary proceedings.  The so called “rubber rooms” have come under public fire since it was publicized that teachers would report to these centers and do nothing while they continued to draw their pay while awaiting disciplinary proceedings.

The mayor finally closed them down after negotiating some kind of settlement with the teachers union.

Article here.