By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org

NEW YORK CITY – It might be the single most-boring webcast in existence, but New York taxpayers might want to check out ProjectPortelos.org, if for no other reason than to see their tax dollars not at work.

The live video stream, which no-so coincidentally runs the length of every school day, is of Staten Island technology teacher Francesco Portelos sitting in a school-provided conference room, accompanied by only his laptop.

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Portelos is the new face of New York City’s infamous “rubber rooms,” where unwanted teachers spend their days twiddling their thumbs, in return for a paycheck.

The 34-year-old educator was removed from his classroom last spring, after he filed a complaint against his principal for financial misconduct, reports the New York Daily News.

According to Portelos, the district retaliated against him by filing a number of complaints against him, which ultimately led to his exile, which will last at until his disciplinary hearing is held.

“I’m not here because I’m a bad teacher; I’m not here because I did anything to anyone physically. I’m here because they were trying to shut me up and it backfired big time,” Portelos tells CBS News.

City school officials won’t discuss the charges against Portelos, only that he spends his days working “in an administrative capacity.”

Portelos claims that he does nothing all day.

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“I’m getting paid $75,000 to sit around,” he says. “It feels like I’m a rat in a cage.”

Portelos’ live stream has been embarrassing for the New York City school district, as it seems to directly contradict the city’s claims that “rubber rooms” no longer exist.

“The holding pens that housed hundreds of teachers accused of misconduct were reportedly abolished by the city two years ago, but new smaller reassignment centers have cropped up in their place,” reports the New York Post.

“It’s different from the rubber rooms of 2010, where everyone’s in the same room,” Portelos explains. “Here, they spread everyone out so you’re mixed in with the other employees. No one knows who’s who. It’s very strategic.”

Portelos plans to continue his live stream, unless and until school officials shut it down.

“I’m very tech-savvy, and for the short five years of my career (I) used that knowledge to educate and improve the school,” he tells the Daily News.

“Now I have to use my tech savviness to survive.”