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Friday, December 11, 2009

Both current and former teachers ask judge to nix 'rubber rooms' for teachers booted from classroom


Both current and former teachers ask judge to nix 'rubber rooms' for teachers booted from classroom:

"The infamous�'rubber rooms' where teachers twiddle their thumbs while under investigation are unconstitutional, inhumane and even toxic, a new federal suit charges.

Six current and former teachers are asking a judge to shut down the detention centers for teachers who have been booted from the classroom.

Their lawyer, Joy Hochstadt, said terrible rubber room conditions are designed to humiliate teachers into quitting before a disciplinary hearing."