I think they're talking about the notorious room in the NYC school system where the dozens of teachers that have been declared unsuitable for teaching in any ca

I think they're talking about the notorious room in the NYC school system where the dozens of teachers that have been declared unsuitable for teaching in any capacity, but who are unfireable, are forced to log their days. They sit and do nothing, in a barren and unpleasant environment, and the school system hopes they'll quit.