An article in the NY Times is reporting on a school system in Rhode Island that has taken some drastic measures to overhaul an area high school.  Reportedly, the school board voted to dismiss all faculty at the school in question.  All.  Everyone.  Fired.  Gone.  The idea is that, now, with all new faculty the school board can groom and train these educators is successful techniques to directly address the low graduation rates that have plagued the school for several years. I understand the school board's desire to jumpstart a revolution but they may have gotten into more trouble with this decision.  Schools across the county are struggling to fill positions.  How does this school think it will fill ALL of its positions?  And where is the guarantee that every new hire will be better than the ones previously employed? I find it hard to believe that every member of that faculty was sub-standard in their craft.  It's just highly unlikely that those staff members were all deserving of this termination.  One must weigh the impact this decision will have on countless lives and the community itself.  No doubt there will be an exodus of sorts as these, now unemployed, teachers search for new jobs.    In the end, will this decision be in the best interest of all parties?  It is unlikely.