All teachers fired at Rhode Island school

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Oh, I know exactly what it says. Doesn't mean I have to agree with any of it. There is nothing legal about firing a whole school, over contract disputes. In the end, the one who did the firing will pay far more dearly than the ones fired.

Like I said, I hope they all become millionaires.

Dude, not only was it legal, it was practically mandated.

Rhode Island's education commissioner identified six schools, including Central Falls High, as the worst in the state. The troubled schools stood to gain $12.4 million -- including a one-time payment of $10.5 million from federal stimulus funds. The state decides how to allocate the funds.

The deadline to apply was February 22. Administrators scrambled. To qualify for the money under strict federal guidelines, the schools had four options:

• Close altogether

• Restart as a charter school or under a new management organization

• Undergo a "transformation" model in which the principal is replaced and all aspects of the school's performance are evaluated

• Take a more drastic "turnaround" approach, in which all staff are fired with the possibility that up to 50 percent can be rehired.