The Rubber Room Is Closing...

at least in New York City. The room was a gathering place where the school system sent teachers who were waiting for disciplinary hearings. The teachers do nothing useful for the school system there. They simply collect their full salary and benefits and, maybe, catch up on their private reading or surf the net. The teachers may have been justly or unjustly accused. They can stay there for years. It costs the city around $50,000,000 a year to keep the room open while paying the teachers.

In the Fall when the room closes, the accused will do some work for the school system. It won't be teaching but at least the taxpayers will get some return for their money.