User blog comment:Jkphantom9/Volume 3 Episode 9 Preview/@comment-24994749-20160113230450

Looks like the teachers (or at least headmasters) also get the red seats. Maybe Ironwood will be able to jump quickly into the scene if he realises Pyrrha's semblance.

I wonder where he was during Penny's preview matches? He seemed particularly invested in this one. Would think that he would have wanted to see Penny's work with her tem.