Reply #41: thank you. I'm glad someone gets it. [View All]

Based on an article I read, the central falls school system had 3 options regarding its high school.

1. Close the school and reopen as a charter.
2. Fire all the teachers and rehire half of them back (but they have to reapply)
3. Implement a series of changes including longer days and extra remediation.


According to the superintendent, number 1 was not an option. She proposed a number of changes to satisfy number 3 for which teachers would be paid. The teachers objected and would not go along with them. They had public meetings in which everyone was told the options and the consequences of each. Since 1 was a no-go and 3 was objected to by the teachers, the only option left was #2. She and the Board of Ed. fired everyone and now they can rehire up to half of the staff back.

Totally different issue.