The detention letter sent to a student punished for his “blatant disregard” for the authority of his stupid teacher. This started circulating on the Internet in 2006 and we are just doing our part to keep it going.

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1. Snopes Says It Might Be Real

MOVIE BUZZ: The rubber room in the NYC public school district is where they send teachers who get in trouble, but not enough to fire them. It’s also the subject of a new documentary that looks pretty interesting and is currently trying to amass funding. It’s like purgatory for teachers. Kind of like how high school is hell for teenagers.

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1. The Official Movie Site
2. Listen to a Story about NYC Rubber Rooms on NPR’s “This American Life”
3. NY Post Wants to Know: “Why is the city paying 757 people to do nothing?”
4. Rubber Rooms for Teachers and Retirement Homes for Chimps
5. This Is Quite the Taxpayer Expense…
6. The Trailer Looks Interesting