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Not realy Funny,
But in a way it is
And I Bet they Cry Poverty Everytime
Teachers Saleries are Discussed.
700 NYC teachers are paid to do nothing
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that's what they want to do.
The 700 or so teachers can practice yoga, work on their novels, paint portraits of their colleagues - pretty much anything but school work. They have summer vacation just like their classroom colleagues and enjoy weekends and holidays through the school year.
"You just basically sit there for eight hours," said Orlando Ramos, who spent seven months in a rubber room, officially known as a temporary reassignment center, in 2004-05. "I saw several near-fights. `This is my seat.' `I've been sitting here for six months.' That sort of thing."
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