NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Click to enlarge- CBS 2 HD's cameras witnessed firsthand as teachers who were waiting to hear charges sat around in rubber rooms and literally did nothing for days, all while being paid.
Many stay there for years, waiting for determinations of their guilt or innocence.
But while they wait they do nothing at all. And they're still paid -- with your tax dollars.
CBS 2 HD takes you "inside … the rubber rooms."
CBS 2 HD's hidden cameras recently got a rare look inside the rooms, which are located in every borough of New York City. As many as 530 teachers are paid to do nothing while the Department of Education investigates various charges against them. Many teachers say it's a nightmare -- being forced to sit in a room all day and not teach.
"The saddest thing is that there are some people doing nothing. Not even that," teacher Leevert Holmes said.
They're officially called "temporary reassignment centers."