Reply #20: Yes, the fired teachers had to assemble. Per CNN last year.

[madfloridian]

I notice that there is even disrespect for the RI teachers in this thread.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/27/rhode.island.teacher.fired/index.html?iref=obinsite

"In total, 93 members of the faculty at Central Falls High School were laid off. They gathered in the school auditorium and listened to the Executive Board call there names out, one by one. They wore red, the school color, as a sign of unity, but for the teachers it was a demoralizing moment."

"For Boss, the moment when she heard her name called is a memory that sticks with her, even as she moves forward. "The first time I've ever gotten my name called out in that auditorium was when I graduated from there. So, to have my name called out for doing something that was wrong," she said, "it was, like, surreal."

"The people that agreed that I needed to be fired have never been in my classroom, never spoken to me" Dearnley said. "As a matter of fact, my name was pronounced wrong."

"It was just so devastating to hear all these teachers that have been dedicated and I know and love and their names aren't even being pronounced right. It was devastating," Dearnley added."