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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 un

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  • Originally Aired October 23, 2000
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Production Code 1B01
  • Network FOX
  • Created April 28, 2011 by
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Name Type Role
David E. Kelley Writer
Jesse Matthew Garcia Guest Star
Avery Kidd Waddell Guest Star
Alicia Anderson Guest Star
David Mersault Guest Star
Christopher Neiman Guest Star
Amy Correa Guest Star
Jennifer Dibert Guest Star
Ruth Silveira Guest Star
Courtney B. Vance Guest Star
Arlen Escarpeta Guest Star
Zachery Ty Bryan Guest Star
Cheryl Francis Harrington Guest Star
Susan Allison Guest Star
James Kohli Guest Star
R.F. Daley Guest Star
Rod Damer Guest Star
Thomas Schlamme Director