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Boston Public (2000)
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Chapter One
Another school year is off to a booming start at Winslow High School -- an urban high school outside of Boston. Principal Steven Harper spends his days putting out fires, defending his faculty and just trying to keep it together. Lauren Davis, the idealistic head of the social studies department, and Harry Senate, a geology teacher with buried secrets, are embroiled in controversy for failing the star running back before a huge game with the cross-town rivals. But they both have bigger personal problems. Lauren has been asked out on a date by the icy vice principal and Harry has been put on probation for wielding a gun in one of his classes. When he's not dodging the star running back's lawyer or pulling a bully off the class geek, Principal Harper is trying to calm Ms. Hendricks. She left her class after scrawling "Gone to kill myself, hope you're happy" on the chalkboard. Meanwhile, English teacher Milton Buttle has become the star attraction on student Sheryl Holt's Web site. His unflattering, animated portrayal has made Buttle the butt of everyone's jokes. And let's not forget dear old Mr. Lipschultz. The 80-year-old American history teacher kicked popular Dana Poole out of class for not wearing a bra. These days it seems freedom of expression doesn't apply to public high school.
Chapter Two
Last week's bra protest has resulted in school unity. All the girls have decided to go braless in a show of solidarity with Dana Poole. As bras flap ceremoniously from every other locker, Principal Harper juggles a variety of other issues. The superintendent is breathing down Harper's neck because Lauren has rallied a few of the other teachers and they all refuse to get fingerprinted. Also, Marla, who's supposed to be on medical leave, has shown up for work, and Lipschultz, the man behind the bra debacle, has shown up on Sheryl Holt's infamous Web site -- in a bra and panties! Harper decides the two of them will co-teach a class in order to keep an eye on each other. Meanwhile, Vice Principal Guber tries to regain control by meeting with Dana Poole. He suspects that she's high, so he wants a urine sample. She protests and bolts straight to Harry -- whom she blackmails for the second time in order to avoid suspension. It seems that earlier in the year she and Senate shared a kiss, and since then Dana has become quite adept in the art of extortion. Senate surrenders, but warns her that this is the last time. Senate later confesses his sin to Buttle and Kevin. They advise him to own up to Harper, but are dying to hear all the juicy details.
Chapter Three
Principal Harper's job is in jeopardy and an impending school board meeting has him on edge. Still, he can't help but get involved when Anthony Ward is found hanging upside down from the roof. It turns out the entire soccer team has ganged up on little Anthony since he thwarted their attempts to download answers for a test. Harper's decision to suspend the entire team, and thereby forfeit the soccer season, only adds fuel to Superintendent Marsha Shinn's fire. Meanwhile, Senate confesses to kissing Dana Poole and explains her blackmail scheme. Guber sends a shocked Dana to Bob "Big Boy" Lick for counseling, but Harper does not suspend Senate. Coach Riley, on the other hand, is dealing with a football team who has marked one of its teammates as gay and will not shower with him. Plus, Lauren is left to defend herself when Superintendent Shinn questions the topic of cannibalism being taught in Lauren's classroom. At the school board meeting, things come to a head when all of the faculty's -- and Principal Harper's -- indiscretions are exposed. Surprisingly, an impassioned speech by Marla puts everything into perspective, and even manages to silence Superintendent Shinn. At least, temporarily.
Chapter Four
Rehearsals are in full swing for the annual charity show. Marilyn is dismayed to learn that the main skit the students have prepared is a spoof of the Winslow High faculty -- complete with a gun-toting Senate and Buttle stuck inside a donkey! Elsewhere on campus, Lauren enters a stairwell and catches two student body presidential candidates engaged in a sex act. Lauren confronts the students -- Peter and Susan -- who deny any wrongdoing. However, when Peter later drops out of the election, it becomes clear that Susan's sexual favor was a motivating factor. On top of all this, Lauren must also deal with John LeBlonde. John's an excellent student on the recently suspended soccer team and needs Harper's approval to apply for a prestigious academic award. Harper is refusing to sign, not because John cheated -- he didn't -- but because he failed to report his teammates. Lauren is caught in the middle and is even more uncomfortable when John confesses that he is in love with her. The night of the charity show, Buttle sits with his date, Louisa, and tries not to let the spoof get to him. Later, Lipshultz performs "If I Were a Rich Man" for the 20th year in a row and receives his 20th standing ovation. After the finale, Marla and Marilyn serenade a mortified Guber. The evening ends on a sad note, however, when Harper and Lauren learn that John LeBlonde has overdosed on pills.
Chapter Five
It's Thanksgiving week, but no one seems particularly grateful. Guber, for example, is still upset over his onstage serenade at the charity show. Football player Jason Harrelson broke bully Malcolm White's arm during a fight in the hall. Buttle is starring in yet another Sheryl Holt original online humiliation cartoon. Last, but not least, Lauren discovered a senior sex posse which awards senior guys points for sex. In response to the sex posse scandal, Principal Harper organizes a sophomore assembly to preach the benefits of chastity. The teachers draw straws, and Lipschultz is chosen to head up the event. Later at the assembly, Lipschultz' boring speech turns shocking when he confesses to catching his beloved late wife in bed with another man. In his office, Harper confronts Jason Harrelson about the fight. Harrelson says he used a fighting technique that Harper taught Anthony in order to defend Anthony's honor. Repercussions ensue -- including a lawsuit by Malcolm's family and a confrontation with Jason's father in which Harper calls him a racist. Harper thinks Mr. Harrelson expects special treatment simply because they are both black. Ultimately, Harper goes to the Harrelson home to apologize for the outburst. As most of the faculty gather at Lauren's for a pre-holiday Thanksgiving dinner, others find their own peace. Guber, who recently admitted to being in love with Lauren, shares a meal with Principal Harper. And Lipschultz sits in his classroom, alone with his memories.
Chapter Six
Tim McMahon, the math teacher and one of Harper's personal friends, collapses and dies at the school. The students organize an assembly in which several of them sing and pray to God. Marla Hendricks is also involved with that, and she is severely reprehended by Harper for that. Harper is also shocked to learn that Mr. McMahon had a relationship with a student, which turned out to be false after McMahon's psychiatrist told Harper he suffered from a delusional disorder. Mrs. Walsh, the 75 year-old English teacher, is punishing her students using a racquet. Lipschultz suspects she has sexual pleasure in doing so after she asks him out for coffee and Guber fires her. One of Lauren's students spits on her face and she demands he is expelled from school. But being spitted is not as bad as questioning her profession. She and Harry Senate kiss.
Chapter Seven
Life seems to be one big lawsuit for Principal Harper. First, Mrs. Walsh, who was fired for spanking her students, sues for wrongful termination. Then, after Harper suspends Sheryl Holt for offensive content on her Web site, she sues to get the suspension overturned. Guber's brother, George, is representing Winslow High, but can't seem to defend himself against Guber. George set Guber up on a blind date with a touchy-feely masseuse, only for Guber to discover (mid-massage) that she's a call girl! Lauren isn't much luckier in love. Things are going well with Senate, but holt45.com has exclusive footage of them making out. Seems Sheryl wanted some retaliation for her suspension. Plus, Lauren gets knocked out by a launched breast implant. A female student had implant samples in her locker and her boyfriend thought it would be funny to launch one. Lauren was in the wrong hallway at the wrong time, and has the black eye to prove it. While Marylin counsels the girl on her self-image, Lauren decides to let the boyfriend off the hook. In court, Lipschultz's testimony - on both the Holt and Walsh cases - is disastrous and results in two losses for the school. Meanwhile, Lauren's week goes from bad to worse when Webster's mom calls her a racist. She questions Lauren suspending her black son for spitting in her face, but letting the white student who launched the implant off with a warning. Surprisingly, Harper agrees with the parent, which devastates Lauren - and makes her question it herself.
Chapter Eight
Buttle encounters a beautiful college sophomore, Lisa, who shares his passion for Shakespeare. Intrigued by his knowledge of the bard, Lisa decides to sleep with Buttle and the two engage in an afternoon of earth-shattering sex. Back at Winslow High, Senate learns that Juan Figgis' mother has been convicted on drug charges and is going to jail. Determined to provide for his family, Juan ignores Senate's pleas to finish his education and drops out of school to support them. Meanwhile, Lipschultz collapses in class and is rushed to the hospital. A student, Kelly O'Toole, comes forward and confesses that she slipped ecstasy into his coffee as a joke. Harper decides to play hardball - he calls the cops, who take Kelly away in handcuffs, and then proceed to search the lockers. Senate struggles to do the right thing concerning Juan and calls Social Services, who break up the family. Realizing that he did more damage than good, Senate begins a foundation to raise money to keep Figgis in school and get his siblings back together. Now madly in love with Lisa, Buttle breaks up with Louisa and continues to ditch classes to spend time with his new girlfriend. He is delirious with joy until Lisa gives him the shocking news that she is actually a senior at Winslow High and has had a crush on him for years. And as the school shuts down for the winter break, Lauren and Senate slowly warm up to each other.
Chapter Nine
The first day back at school has barely begun when the police show up looking for a murder suspect. A botched robbery has gone down a few blocks away and the panicked assailant, wearing a Winslow High letterman's jacket, shot and killed a man before heading towards school grounds. The police think the suspect is a student who is hiding on campus and demand to begin the search at once. Meanwhile, oblivious to the tense situation, Lisa and Buttle decide to have sex in the deserted boiler room. Unfortunately, Riley and an officer stumble upon the couple during the investigation and catch them in the act. Riley agrees to keep quiet about the affair for now, but urges Buttle to break it off before he loses his job or worse. As the hunt continues, it becomes a code red condition, locking both teachers and students in their classrooms. Eventually, Lauren realizes that a pupil in her class might be the suspect but before she can take action, the desperate student whips out his gun and takes Lauren hostage. The police immediately call in the SWAT team to stake out the area but Harper rushes into the classroom to talk the kid down. Principal Harper makes little headway and the situation is becoming extremely tense. Just then, Senate barges into the room and using his usual risky but courageous methods he manages to make progress with the frightened young man. When the suspect lets his guard down for a moment, Harry wrestles him to the ground freeing Lauren in the process and saving the day.
Chapter Ten
Sheryl Holt breaks the news about Milton and Lisa's secret affair on her Web site. Suspicious, Harper confronts Buttle about his sexual involvement, but Milton disavows any wrongdoing, claiming that he and Lisa have started a "Shakespeare Club." Concerned about his friend, Riley decides to keep quiet for now, but begs Buttle to stop seeing his new "girlfriend." However, Riley has his hands full with another explosive situation - an anonymous bully has severely beaten three male students. When he discovers that the bully is actually an extremely overweight girl who was only defending herself from relentless verbal abuse, he enlists her for the wrestling squad. After enduring further derision, she defeats her opponent at her first match and earns the respect of her teammates and family. Meanwhile, Marylin suspects that a girl in her class is a victim of incest when the student writes a "fictional" essay about her father molesting her. Although her pupil denies it, Marylin alerts Big Boy and together they confront the girl's parents. However, the father protests and testifies his innocence, becomes extremely angry and threatens to sue. Marylin is finally able to convince her student to admit the truth and she produces a videotape, which irrevocably proves her father's guilt. In the middle of this crisis, Guber asks Lipschultz to resign after accusing him of being a racist. Lauren makes sure he is given a formal hearing and convinces Harvey to let her represent him. However, at the hearing, Lauren chokes and fails to defend Lipschultz, afraid that she might be labeled a racist as well.
Chapter Eleven
Coach Riley has a serious crush on Marylin Sudor but is nervous about asking her out due to their racial differences. But when he and Buttle ask Ms. Sudor how she and Ms. Hendricks feel about dating white men, Marylin mistakenly assumes Coach wants to ask Marla out. Riley's "infatuation" with Marla appears on Sheryl Holt's Web site and Ms. Hendricks becomes extremely excited about the prospect of dating Coach. Eventually, Kevin tells Marylin the truth and she is forced to break the news to Marla, who is deeply hurt. While Kevin and Marylin do make plans to eventually go out, they decide to wait until Marla has gotten over her disappointment. Meanwhile, Harper is concerned about the cheerleading squad. They have been rehearsing for an important competition, but their new routine is extremely sexual. The choreographer argues that it's impossible to tone down the program, so Harper cancels the meet. Regardless of the consequences, Lisa and Buttle continue to tempt fate and continue their heated affair. However, more and more people, including Harper, are growing suspicious and Riley is finding it difficult to keep silent. Throughout the day, Lauren meets with various loan officers in order to purchase her dream home. Ultimately, her application is turned down because being a teacher makes her a credit risk. And in an effort to help his kids discuss their feelings, Senate forms a "Suicide Club," which outrages parents and faculty alike. But the students who participate are slowly learning to open up about their problems, and once again, Harry's unorthodox methods pay off.
Chapter Twelve
As Senate approaches the school grounds, he saves a student from being attacked by gang members. After numerous attempts, Harry finally manages to get the boy to reveal that he is a member of the Crips and is attempting to leave the group because he killed a rival gang member. However, Senate is unable to help because he gave his word that he wouldn't discuss the situation with the authorities. Prevented from taking action, he reluctantly hides the truth from Lauren, his co-workers and the police. Meanwhile, Harper grows even more suspicious about Lisa and Buttle's deepening friendship, so Guber takes the reins and alerts Lisa's parents about their daughter's rumored affair. Thoroughly panicked, Milton tries to break it off, but Lisa pushes him to have sex one last time and her father catches them in the act. Buttle is immediately fired and the news rocks the halls of Winslow High. But when Riley attempts to soften the blow for Milton, Guber fires him as well for withholding information. In the midst of these crises, Lauren has her hands full trying to help an overweight female wrestler, Christine, cope with the loss of her boyfriend. Known as "The Blob" to the student body, Christine is attracting fans with her wrestling prowess. Unfortunately, Christine's boyfriend is unable to deal with the pressure of dating such a well-known object of ridicule and breaks up with her. Christine eventually comes to terms with her size and wins yet another wrestling match. She then bravely stands up for herself by asking her fans to call her Christine instead of "The Blob."
Chapter Thirteen
When Coach Riley is fired for withholding information about Buttle's affair, he hires the best attorneys in Boston - Ellenor Frutt and Jimmy Berluti. Ellenor immediately begins subpoenaing witnesses, sending a message to Winslow High that she means business. And in an effort to take Guber down, Coach Riley helps her play hardball by supplying incriminating evidence against numerous co-workers. The stress of the lawsuit has Guber and Harper at each other's throats. Harper is angry over Guber's predilection for firing teachers without consulting with him first and Guber dislikes doing the "dirty work" for Harper. The two have several yelling matches with no clear victor before their lawyer asks them to grow up and focus on the upcoming trial. Meanwhile, Lauren discovers that Harry had dated another co-worker, Jenna, before her. Disturbed that Harry would have a relationship with a woman Lauren deems unsavory, she becomes concerned about her own relationship with Senate. Although Harry tries to discover why she is so upset, Lauren denies that it has anything to do with Jenna but eventually loses her cool and goes off on Senate. At the trial, Ellenor pulls no punches and proceeds to list every infraction, mental illness and strange behavior incurred by the other Winslow High teachers. Although she is highly effective, Harper is given the opportunity to give the closing argument for the defense and delivers a rousing speech that sways the judge. Coach Riley loses his case and he and Buttle have a tearful but awkward goodbye with their former co-workers before leaving Winslow High for the last time.
Chapter Fourteen
Lauren finds Harry hasn't told his friend about her. Six teachers resign and Marla must teach a class she doesn't know how to. Scott wins a contest to be a guest conductor and asks Marilyn out when she is too nice to him. Steven and Harry look for a missing teacher.
Chapter Fifteen
Harry advises Tyronn to leave town when he is shot at. Harvey sends Scott on a two-hour drive for a non-existing conducting opportunity. A student accuses the cheerleading teacher of touching her in inappropriate ways.
Chapter Sixteen
Security tapes of the girls' shower room are missing... with footage of Lauren on them. Marla sends her entire class to the principal's office. Anthony's hit list is found. Lauren and Harry break up.
Chapter Seventeen
A student's mother complains about bus fumes to Steven. The tape of Lauren showering ends up on Sheryl Holt's webpage. Harry gets in trouble for knowing Tyronn was a murderer. Scott becomes Lisa Grier's co-teacher for her Shakespearre class.
Chapter Eighteen
Scott fires an art teacher twice. Christine Banks dies of a heart attack after winning a wrestling match. Harry finds out Dana Poole has become a stripper. Marla insults janitors and she finds one of her student's father is a janitor.
Chapter Nineteen
While heading to work, Lauren's car breaks downs. She gets so frustrated with it that she starts jumping up and down on it and smashing the windows with a baseball bat. Suddenly, an old student of hers appears named Daniel Evans who thanks her for changing his life. He shows her a history text book he has written and she is very impressed. He asks her out for a drink, and she immediately says yes. After, they head to her place and have a night of passion. The next day she tells Marilyn, who finds it a little immoral. Lauren cannot get past how great the sex was. Lauren admits she finds it a total turn on when Daniel calls her Ms. Davis. Marilyn is dealing with a boy named Jeremy who throws up after an anxiety attack related to his mom not being able to accept his mark of a B+. He goes to the nurse, where Marilyn notices a huge bruise on him. He says he got it playing basketball. When Jeremy's mom shows up, she says he must of got it on his scooter. Marilyn suspects abuse. Lisa Grier tells Marilyn she saw Jeremy's mother drag him away one day, as he screamed out WHORE to her. Jeremy's mother ends up hearing it all and telling Lisa the only whore their was her. Marilyn calls social services. Jeremy's mom throws a fit. Marilyn warns her that even if social services don't find anything she'll be watching her. Meanwhile, a girl shows up to Mr. Harper's offices crying that Anthony Ward threatened her when she rejected him for prom. She heard that he had a hit list and worries for her life. The girl says that when he left, he said she's regret turning him down. Anthony says that he just wanted didn't want to sound like a reject, so he felt like he had the upper hand. Gubber sympathizes with him, and asks Harry Senate to talk to Anthony. Senate reminds Anthony that if he's not careful, he'll end up in jail, because no one wants another colubine. The threatened girls father is outraged when he finds out no punishment has been given to Anthony. He goes to the superintended, who feels he should be expelled. The board holds a meeting with the principle, vice principle, parents of Anthony and the girl, both kids and the super intendant. Anthony begs to stay at Winslow high, saying he shouldn't be punished for his thoughts. intendant and Harper argue his case, but lose to the superintendents "opportunity transfer", which is a non-record blemishing expulsion.
Chapter Twenty
Lauren continues her realtionship with Daniel. Marilyn finds out that Jeremy's mother is locking her son in the basement for punishment. Steven can't date a student's mother. Kevin punches an opponent ina debate.
Chapter Twenty-One
Marla is distressed to learn one of her senior students, a convicted sex offender, has asked a freshman girl to prom. The girl is the daughter of one of Marla's friends. Marla is unable to legally warn the girl of the boy's offense -- he served his sentence at a juvenile correction facility after being convicted of sexual assault with a 14-year-old. So she confronts the boy instead. Later, the boy's father confronts Marla and reminds her that she cannot legally divulge information about his son. Marla agrees that the boy deserves a second chance. She talks to the boy again and warns him not to blow it. Meanwhile, Lauren learns that Daniel has been following her when she comes across a photo album filled with pictures of her. Distraught, she breaks up with Daniel. When Daniel follows her and comes into her apartment with his own key, Lauren calls the police. The police can't do much because Lauren doesn't have a restraining order against Daniel. Senate offers to talk to Daniel. Daniel denies he's obsessed with Lauren and denies he had a photo album of her. He implies Lauren is the one who's crazy. After hearing this, Lauren buys a gun. And, Guber is a finalist for the head master's job at an exclusive private school. The hiring process includes questioning students and faculty at Winslow High about Guber. Lipschultz takes the opportunity to speak very highly of Guber -- hoping Guber will get the job and thus leave Winslow. Guber doesn't get the job and is told it is because some of his co-workers say he isn't compassionate enough and doesn't make connections with the students. He assumes Lipschultz was the one who spoke against him but learns it was Harper. Harper admits he was less-than-glowing. He does say that he thinks someday Guber will be a better principal than him, but he's just not ready yet. Elsewhere, Marylin's student, Jeremy, is acting out of character. He's hanging out with a different crowd, wearing hipper clothes and getting Cs. Marylin goes to Jeremy's house to tell him he's won an award and Jeremy's mother is mysteriously absent, the house is a mess and the music is blaring. Marylin suspects Jeremy may have done something to his mother.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Daniel approaches Lauren in the school parking lot as she is leaving work. He begs her to give him a chance and claims he's not dangerous. Lauren agrees to meet him at a restaurant to talk about it, but she's really only stalling. She reaches into her glove compartment for her gun, gets it, and points it at him. She tells him to get out of her sight. As graduation approaches at Winslow High, the staff deals with severe cases of "senioritis." Guber says high school has become three-and-a-half years of school with a half year of Club Med at the end. Case in point, one of Marla's Harvard-bound students has failed his final history course and may not graduate. She refuses to change his grade to a D- because he didn't earn it. Daniel's parents come to the school to talk to Harper and request Lauren be present. Daniel's parents inform them they are considering committing Daniel to a psychiatric hospital because he's delusional. They say he claims to have had a sexual affair with Lauren and that she helped him with a history book he is writing (the book is really somebody else's). Furthermore they say Daniel claims Lauren threatened him with a gun on school property. When the parents tell Lauren she may be called to testify against Daniel, she is forced to admit Daniel wasn't lying about their relationship. Meanwhile, former teacher Iassac Rice, who has an acrimonious relationship with Guber, returns. He wants his home-schooled son to participate in the graduation ceremony in Winslow. Guber refuses. Marylin's concern for Jeremy and his mother grows when Jeremy tells her his mom probably won't be attending the graduation ceremony where he'll be receiving an award for being the most promising junior. He also tells her his mother has gone away for a while to test him -- to see if he can get good grades when she's not there. Marylin calls the police to investigate, but they say they can't search the house without probable cause. Harper suspends Lauren for two months (she was going to teach summer school) for aiming a loaded gun on school property. Harper then goes behind Marla's back and asks Lipschultz to re-grade the Harvard-bound student's test to see if he can give the kid a break. The student is given a D. Harper also cuts a deal with Iassac Rice: If he will agree to substitute teach, Harper will allow his son to participate in the graduation ceremony. All goes well at the graduation ceremony. Kevin Jackson delivers a beautiful commencement speech. Sheryl Holt presents the student's award for outstanding educator to Guber. As the students walk across the stage getting their diplomas, Jeremy looks on. His mother is tied up in the basement...
Chapter Twenty-Three
A wealthy attorney decides to become a teacher at the schoolquickly stirring things up between her fellow teachers and the students. Meanwhile, Lipshultz gets into trouble after giving a student the wrong name and Marla is enlisted to sponsor a club of female students, which causes her to examine her own insecurity.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Ronnie's career at Winslow High gets off to a precarious start when Guber sees her in a compromising position. Meanwhile, Lauren tries to help a straight-A student get into Princeton, but Harper wants to transfer the student to a continuation school because she is pregnant. Also Mrs. Peters, looking very different, volunteers as a teacher's assistant at Winslow.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Senate is outraged when he learns that one of his prized students was admitted to Williams College because he bought his college application essay over the Internet. Also, Lipschultz calls a student a derogatory term and new teacher Danny Hanson wants him held accountable, but Harper refuses. Hanson goes to Ronnie for legal help, and his class decides to sue Lipschultz in court for defamation of character.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Harper's headstrong daughter Brooke enrolls at Winslow High after she is kicked out of private school. Meanwhile, when Ronnie is disappointed that her class is not learning Shakespeare, her ex-suitor Matthew Baskin, who continues to pursue her, offers a unique way to reach her and her students.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Hanson is arrested after a domestic dispute, causing Harper to seriously consider firing him. Lauren is skeptical when a student decides to drop out because a record company wants to sign her, and Harper is livid when he discovers that someone close to him has been anonymously dispensing sex advice in the student newspaper.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
A statutory-rape case entangles Ronnie with the enraged parents of the 15-year-old victim; an illicit-drug situation embroils Harper with his unsettled daughter
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Tidings of comfort and joy gladden this Christmas episode, which, true to the series, also has its share of heartaches and crises. The main storyline centers on the holiday hopes of principal Harper's teenage daughter, Brooke, who's anxious for a reconciliation between her divorced mom and dad. In other developments, Guber and Mrs. Peters shop together for a special Christmas present; Marylin, Marla and Louisa form a musical trio at the school pageant; and Senate gets caught up in the plight of a sensitive youth who he thinks may be suicidal.
Chapter Thirty
A revelation concerning Jeremy fractures the relationship between his mother and Guber; a plea from a death-row inmate troubles Harper; a student's ADD affliction disquiets Ronnie.
Chapter Thirty-One
Tensions escalate among Meredith, Jeremy and Guber, who seek family counseling; controversy swirls around a student's class-project photo and a speech by Lipschultz.
Chapter Thirty-Two
Lauren asks Guber to go to a concert with her on the night of his three-month anniversary with Meredith and he accepts. Which causes Meredith to be extremely angry. Danny is having problems with religion in school. One of Ronnie's students attempts suicide and is pregnant because of a sex crime after she is pregnated for the purpose of having the child for her parents. Harvey moves onto the state finals with his speech and places in the top three.
Chapter Thirty-Three
Ronnie and Danny discover that Brooke is dating a 27 year old man and report it to Steven. Steven is outraged at this discovery and demands Brooke stop seeing him. She disagrees at first but the next morning, her boyfriend Rupert reports to Steven that the two have broken up. Brooke later debates leaving Winslow High but Steven convinces her not to.After Harry getting sick of his students being considered dumb, he challenges Guber to a debate in preperation for a big upcoming debate for Scott's debate team. He accepts and the two teams practice to no end. When it comes debate time, both teams deliver but Scott's team comes out victourious but only by three points.
Chapter Thirty-Five
A bomb threat rattles Winslow; student bullying outrages Marla; a talent show pairs Lipschultz in a duet with Marylin and casts Harper as Ralph Kramden in a Honeymooners sketch.
Chapter Thirty-Six
A student's illness rattles Senate, who's haunted by feelings of futility; a teen's eating disorder upsets Lauren, who's also unnerved by an web site advocating anorexia.
Chapter Thirty-Four
Seven teenagers, including Zack, are killed in a drunk driving accident and the students and teachers, both, must face their grief. Ronnie takes it especially hard having been close with Zack. Brooke's best friend was also killed in the accident. Meanwhile, Harvey tries to convince the students that he was George Washington in a previous life.
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Controversy swirls at Winslow over a reviled racial epithet, which becomes a heated subject of debate in a class taught by the provocative Danny Hanson, who fans the flames by alleging a double standard. "Clearly," he tells his students, "people seem OK with Chris Rock using the word...But if Garry Shandling did...you'd all be sick." Word gets to Harper, who calls upon Hanson to cease the discussion because "the word stirs up too much hate." But when the teacher persists, the principal trumps him. "Do you think you understand n----r, Danny? Do you think you really get it?"
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Mikki, an 18-year-old Winslow student, tricks Harper and the administration into allowing Barely 18, a racy Maxim-like magazine to come to the school to shoot provocative photos of her. Ronnie, who stumbles upon the shoot, pleads with Mikki not to pose for the magazine, saying it is a decision she will regret for the rest of her life. Ronnie confides in Mikki that she was approached in college to pose for a pictorial, but thankfully decided against it. Later, Ronnie reveals to Senate that she actually went through with the shoot, but the photos were never published. Ronnie and Senate share a moment, but nothing materializes from it. Meanwhile, back at school, a student approaches Guber with information that Meredith hit her with her prosthesis during an argument. After some investigating, Guber reluctantly admits that he believes the student and fires Meredith. As a result, Guber and Meredith's relationship seems to be terminated as well. Also at the school, one of Lauren's students has an emotional break-down. The break-down was apparently brought on by stress, caused from Lauren pushing too hard. Harper brings both Marilyn and Lauren into his office after finding out that their students have had the most stress-related incidents in the school. Later, when Lauren visits the student in the hospital, the student tells her that she's scared of Lauren, and that she's not the only student afraid, causing Lauren to reevaluate her teaching methods.
Chapter Thirty-Nine
One of Ronnie's Students is caught trying to break into her car for money to pay off a drug dealer. Two female students tell Marilyn about having sexual conversations with Dr. Harris, but without telling him that they are students of the school. Marla Gives a speech on drugs and how to make sure that students to not start doing them in front of all the teachers.
Chapter Forty
Dana Poole returns to Winslow High as a mature, sexy, college freshman looking to spend time with Senate for a class project. Meanwhile, Lipschultz gets a visit from a 58-year-old man who says he's his son, and Hanson is accused of giving special treatment to Debbie.
Chapter Forty-One
Ronnie puts together a surprise birthday party for Senate but her good intentions quickly turns into chaos when all the guests resort to bickering and nitpicking at each other. Among the sparks at the party, Lipschultz snoops into Harper's briefcase and reveals his application for headmaster at an opposing school, while Lauren and Scott grow closer together as she has her own issues after being called a perfectionist.
Chapter Forty-Two
As the prom approaches, female students outrage the faculty when they auction themselves as dates, while Harper deals with angry students who oppose his allowing a gay student to compete for the queen's crown.
Chapter Forty-Three
Lauren and Marilyn investigate a student who seems to be eating her own hair. Danny is discovered having sent letters home to the "over-weight" girls in his class after he is punched a girl who receives one of these letters. Marla goes to Steven and Scott about this issue, asking that he be fired. Meanwhile, Scott and Steven are continuing to have personality conflicts regarding leadership. Jamal Crenshaw's brother, Amaad, murders a store clerk and soon after, Jamal confides in Harry. Harry takes it to Ronnie, a past lawyer, who believes that Jamal's best bet is to turn himself in. However, when he doesn't; Harry and Ronnie do. Later on, Amaad comes to visit Harry at Winslow High and when things get out of hand, Harry calls the police. But before he can give them any details, he is stabbed by Amaad; three times.
Chapter Forty-Four
After being stabbed by Jamal's brother, Harry is rushed to the hospital where he stays unconscious for quite some time. Most of the primary staff at Winslow High waits anxiously in the waiting room. Meanwhile, Scott is left in charge of the school where the teachers rush to help out the students in a time of need. Scott and Lauren arrange to "sleep together" without sexual contact so that Lauren will feel safe. Harry soon recovers from his stab wounds and wakes up to a desperate Ronnie. Later, Ronnie confesses to Harry that she's in love with him and they kiss.
Chapter Forty-Five
A new year arrives at Winslow High and new tensions immediately arise. Brooke is caught in the middle when a group of students plan a walkout because the administration has been unable to handle crucial issues such as toxic mold in the bathrooms and overcrowded classrooms. Harper and Guber try to talk to the students, but the students see it as another weak attempt to appease them. And when the students stage the walkout, a riot quickly ensues. Meanwhile, Marla finds a newborn baby in the toilet and discovers that her student Amy had just given birth and left the baby in the bathroom. Amy insists that she wanted her baby and was coming back to get her. Marla rationalizes that Amy was in shock and was coming back immediately. To protect Amy, Marla tells the police that her baby was on the floor. This prompts Danny, who is highly suspicious, to tell Harper and Guber, who are then forced to notify the authorities that evening. Senate runs into his student, Trina, while taking a drive in Ronnie's car and innocently gives her a ride. A cop pulls him over, recognizes Trina as a prostitute and arrests Senate for soliciting a prostitute. Ronnie bails Senate out, and Senate tries to talk Trina out of being a prostitute. Her stepfather, Carl, appears supportive and even encourages Trina to go to classes again. But Senate soon discovers that Carl has been pimping Trina and Harry has a panic attack. Ronnie tries to get Senate to deal with his post-traumatic stress disorder, but his refusal to do so strains their newfound romance. Meanwhile, two new, young teachers, Zach Fischer and Colin Flynn, start at Winslow High. Fischer immediately causes problems with Harper when he fuels the fire of the student protests.
Chapter Forty-Six
Temporary synopsis from TV Guide: Harsh echoes resound from the student riot; the Danny-Marla confrontations lead to racist allegations against her; a drug deal entraps one of Guber's prized pupils.
Chapter Forty-Seven
Temporary synopsis from TV Guide: Misconduct charges target Guber, who's up against a new superintendent; race issues fester between Marla and Danny; reckless student driving sparks reproach.
Chapter Forty-Eight
A sex scandal among teens rocks Winslow and prompts a mock trial of the accused instigator, a clean-cut senior who's defended, prosecuted and judged by his peers.
Chapter Forty-Nine
Senate's erratic behavior rattles Ronnie and prompts a telling showdown with Harper; pupil misconduct provokes a new teacher, whose youth belies grit.
Chapter Fifty
Violence and compassion commingle in this insightful episode. In the main plot, a rebellious, Irish-American teen squares off against an offended, African-American classmate in a racially incited brawl that distresses their caring teacher and leads to a more contentious fray with principal Harper. In other storylines, Winslow teachers undergo peer evaluations where Ronnie reluctantly grades Zach, with whom she has a somewhat romantic involvement; and Marla seeks to arrange medical help for a hearing-impaired student, whose parents aren't receptive.
Chapter Fifty-One
Hanson discovers one student, Joe Coolege (Jake Richardson) might be hiding something. Joe is often referred to by the students as "Joe Cool", his reputation has been made by preforming many dangerous stunts. Hanson discovers something may be happening with the kid, he wonders why he would put himself in such danger. To Hanson's suprise he stops by Joe's house to have a chat, and finds Joe is an altar boy. As quickly as he can Hanson gets to the church, only to find Father Egan is still there. What we don't know is that Father Egan is a rapist. He's done it to Joe and supposedly many others. Joe tells his describes his story to Hanson in the hospital one day after Joe gets in a serious accident, "It used to be all fun, you see there's this store room down in the basement. He would take me down there, and at first we would just start to wrestle, then he started rubbing me. I was so ashamed. I didn't know what to do, my mom loves this guy. He threatned if I told anyone he would start on the younger boys, and I didn't want that to happen." What Joe doesn't know is, Hanson understands him, because he himself had been raped by Father Egan. Meanwhile in Boston...Harper receives a manslughter charge in the death of a student's father. It's beleived that Harper killed the man. But his son confesses that his father had been having heart problems and had refused to see a doctor. Harper is found innocent.
Chapter Fifty-Two
This holiday episode is enriched by dramatic confrontations, romantic complications and poignant reconciliations. For openers, the tense situation in a previous installment involving a parish priest and an altar boy yields a startling revelation from Hanson. In other storylines, Guber and Marylin are partnered in an off-campus dance class; Ronnie and Zach are increasingly frustrated in their zealous search for a secret trysting place; and Lipschultz is predictably discomforted---especially by an invitation to attend his black son's family gathering on Christmas Day.
Chapter Fifty-Three
Guber confronts Marcie about her recent irritable and hostile mood; Hanson gets an instant physical attraction to a rich and beautiful guest speaker; and Kimberly, following her own life- threatening situation, tries to get a female student out of a gang.
Chapter Fifty-Four
Anne Archer plays willful and sultry Patricia Emerson, whose daughter Becky is a student in an English class taught by Colin Flynn. At a home-tutoring session for Becky, Mrs. Emerson comes on to Flynn. It's an attempted seduction that really heats up when Emerson---who says she's related to the poet-essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson---begins interpreting Emily Dickinson's "The Sea" for him as a poem rich in sexual metaphors. Elsewhere, Winslow's basketball coach denies charges that he illegally recruited a star player---who's enamored of Harper's daughter.
Chapter Fifty-Five
Moral and ethical dilemmas surround Flynn's adulterous affair; the college recruitment of Winslow's basketball star; and the plight of a pregnant teen.
Chapter Fifty-Six
Guber's speech team star has an issue, Russell decides on a college, while mixed signals rattle Colin as his affair comes to a close.
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Valentine's Day marks the arrival of Guber's watchful mother; awakens a troubled coed's feelings for Kimberly; and trifles with romances among Winslow faculty members.
Chapter Fifty-Eight
American Idol songbird Tamyra Gray, who lost the competition but won the hearts of TV audiences, makes her TV dramatic debut. Gray plays a shy Winslow student named Aisha, whose solo in an empty study hall overwhelms Marylin. So she persuades Aisha to audition for the upcoming school musical. The tryout's a disaster, but, thanks to Marylin's confidence-building, Aisha gets another shot. In other storylines, the battering of a gay teen prompts Guber to take a stand for tolerance; and a quickening crush on a fellow student ruffles a schoolgirl genius---who's 12.
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Anxiety besets Winslow staffers, scrutinized by the mayor's spy; a teacher's sex scandal is grist for the mill of student TV-journalists; boyfriend-related tensions affect school-musical star Aisha.
Chapter Sixty
Emotional Marla imperils a promotion; rattled Hanson tends to a 4-year-old niece; conflicted Aisha (Tamyra Gray), recast in the school musical, confronts her jealous boyfriend.
Chapter Sixty-One
Tensions surface over Ronnie's new post; Aisha's participation in the school musical and her relationship with J.T.; Harvey's required recertification; and Danny's care for his niece.
Chapter Sixty-Two
Courtroom drama energizes Ronnie, who's defending two teens in a murder arraignment; high test scores by poor students prompt Guber's undercover investigation.
Chapter Sixty-Three
Sudden fame heartens Ronnie, credited for high exam scores posted at Winslow, yet she's also facing a romantic crisis with Zach; a student-council election tests a shy, awkward teen.
Chapter Sixty-Four
Aisha (Gray) is shocked when her father, a one-time famous musician but now an alcoholic, makes a surprise visit to Winslow High. He is seriously ill and leaves Aisha a tattered song manuscript. She puts words to the melody, which becomes her rendition of "Dance With My Father" (Luther Vandross' biographical song to be released in June). Meanwhile, motherhood troubles Marcie, who's taking a parental-training course, and fears for his niece's welfare preoccupy Danny, whose sister is still using drugs.
Chapter Sixty-Five
Hanson, looking for a way to increase his chances in adopting his niece, makes a sudden proposal to Claire (Missy Yager). Meanwhile, Guber challenges a student (rap star GQ guest stars) who wants to use rap music to show why Shakespeare "sucks"; and Marilyn doesn't trust a record producer (hip-hop star/actor Method Man guest stars) who's pushing to sign Aisha to a recording deal.
Chapter Sixty-Six
When a student writes a letter to Whitney Houston asking her to attend the prom with him, faculty and students are amazed that she accepts. Houston's attendance at the prom causes Aisha, who is set to perfrom, to get stage fright. Meanwhile, Harper presents a radical way to prevent the firing of teachers for budget reasons; and Danny asks Claire's father's permission to marry her.
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Ronnie witnesses an attempted rape, then receives a shock when she presses for legal action on behalf of the victim (guest star Amanda Fuller); Hanson tries to prevent a student from being expelled for drugs.
Chapter Sixty-Nine
After a cheerleader is attacked, blame falls on another student's mother (Sean Young); Carmen goes head to head with a "bad boy" student (Milo Ventigmilia); Hansen copes with a student who says he is the son of God.
Chapter Sixty-Eight
A female student files a serious sexual-harassment charge against Danny; a classroom debate over the U.S. involvement in Iraq turns violent; the tension between Harper and Guber over Marylin reaches the boiling point.
Chapter Seventy
An enraged student slaps Marla's face in front of the class, and Marla slaps her back; Hanson discovers Allison behaves like a bully at school; Carmen asks Harper to remove Jake from her class.
Chapter Seventy-One
An investment banker, convicted of securities fraud, avoids jail time by agreeing to community service: teaching math at Winslow High. A sexy and eccentric woman smashes into Guber's car and then crashes her way into his life.
Chapter Seventy-Two
A student discovers Harper and Marilyn have been secretly dating and threatens to go to the school board; Hanson and Claire try to assist a student who is having trouble with his dad.
Chapter Seventy-Three
Charlie Bixby (Dennis Miller) takes an unconventional approach when volunteering at a teen hotline; Marla decides to try in vitro fertilization and asks Harper to be the donor; Carmen reveals a secret from her past.
Chapter Seventy-Four
Harper decides to call the FBI when he learns that a student has been accessing a terrorist recruitment web site from the school library; Ronnie learns that one of her students has HIV.
Chapter Seventy-Six
Guber contends with a student who thinks he is Jesus and is using school funds to feed the homeless; Marla mistakenly books R.E.M. for a school fund-raiser.
Chapter Seventy-Five
Guber discovers the high-school drum line's freshman hazing involves physical abuse; a student-produced TV documentary about Ronnie worries her; a father is sentenced to being handcuffed to his son for a week.
Chapter Seventy-Seven
An overachieving student sues the school when she has to share presidency of the honor society with a black student in a wheelchair; Marlo begins her in-vitro process.
Chapter Seventy-Eight
Views on affirmative action divide the students, and the teachers hope to quell the resulting tensions by debating the subject in front of the student body. Also, a new art teacher's anarchaic views rile Guber.
Chapter Seventy-Nine
Henry gives bad advice to a brainiac student who wants to become an artist; Marla has a miscarriage; Rainy is thrown out of her foster home.
Chapter Eighty
A former student of Winslow High dies in Iraq while serving the U.S. Army. Principal Harper receives a letter from the deceased student which brings back old memories back to the days when he took care of him and pulled him away from a life in the gutter. Danny Hanson struggles with a student in his class who's been hacking into the school's computer base; finding out about the teachers' private lives and upcoming tests.
