Seasons & Episodes
Chapter One
Another school year is off to a booming start at Winslow High School -- an urban high school outside of Boston. Principa
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 w
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 ge
Chapter Four
Rehearsals are in full swing for the annual charity show. Marilyn is dismayed to learn that the main skit the students h
Chapter Five
It's Thanksgiving week, but no one seems particularly grateful. Guber, for example, is still upset over his onstage sere
Chapter Six
A popular and beloved teacher, Mr. McMahon, has a heart attack and dies at school. A close friend of the deceased, Princ
Chapter Seven
Life seems to be one big lawsuit for Principal Harper. First, Mrs. Walsh, who was fired for spanking her students, sues
Chapter Eight
Buttle encounters a beautiful college sophomore, Lisa, who shares his passion for Shakespeare. Intrigued by his knowledg
Chapter Nine
The first day back at school has barely begun when the police show up looking for a murder suspect. A botched robbery ha
Chapter Ten
Sheryl Holt breaks the news about Milton and Lisa's secret affair on her Web site. Suspicious, Harper confronts Buttle a
Chapter Eleven
Coach Riley has a serious crush on Marylin Sudor but is nervous about asking her out due to their racial differences. Bu
Chapter Twelve
As Senate approaches the school grounds, he saves a student from being attacked by gang members. After numerous attempts
Chapter Thirteen (II)
When Coach Riley is fired for withholding information about Buttle's affair, he hires Attorneys Ellenor Frutt and Jimmy
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
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 conduc
Chapter Sixteen
Security tapes of the girls' shower room are missing... with footage of Lauren on them. Marla sends her entire class to
Chapter Seventeen
A student's mother complains about bus fumes to Steven. The tape of Lauren showering ends up on Sheryl Holt's webpage.
Chapter Eighteen
Scott fires an art teacher twice. Christine Banks dies of a heart attack after winning a wrestling match. Harry finds
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
Chapter Twenty
Lauren continues her realtionship with Daniel. Marilyn finds out that Jeremy's mother is locking her son in the basemen
Chapter Twenty-One
Steven's remarks prevent Scott from getting a job as a headmaster. Lauren finds out Daniel is stalking her. Marla worr
Chapter Twenty-Two
Lauren gets a gun to protect herself from Daniel. Jeremy won't tell Marilyn what happened to his mother. Scott gives W
Chapter Twenty-Three
New teachers join the faculty; Lipschultz gets into trouble after giving a student the wrong name; Marla sponsors a club
Chapter Twenty-Four
Ronnie begins her teaching career at Winslow High; Lauren tries to help a pregnant, straight-A student gain admission to
Chapter Twenty-Five
Senate is outraged when he learns that a prized student purchased a college-application essay over the Internet. Hanson'
Chapter Twenty-Six
Harper's headstrong daughter Brooke enrolls at Winslow High after she is kicked out of private school. Meanwhile, when R
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Hanson is arrested after a domestic dispute, causing Harper to seriously consider firing him. Lauren is skeptical when a
Chapter Twenty-Eight
A statutory-rape case entangles Ronnie with the enraged parents of the 15-year-old victim; an illicit-drug situation emb
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Harper reunites with his ex-wife at a holiday benefit; students ask Louisa, Marilyn and Marla to perform at the pageant;
Chapter Thirty
A revelation concerning Jeremy fractures the relationship between his mother and Guber; a plea from a death-row inmate t
Chapter Thirty-One
Tensions escalate among Meredith, Jeremy and Guber, who seek family counseling; controversy swirls around a student's cl
Chapter Thirty-Two
Guber accepts Lauren's offer of a platonic date; Ronnie confronts a student about her pregnancy; Hanson helps his studen
Chapter Thirty-Three
Harper gets steamed when he finds out his daughter is dating a 27-year-old man; Guber and Senate's students get ready to
Chapter Thirty-Four
The faculty decide to have a staff talent show to lighten the mood at Winslow. Lipschultz asks Ronnie to sing a duet wit
Chapter Thirty-Five
A student's illness rattles Senate, who's haunted by feelings of futility; a teen's eating disorder upsets Lauren, who's
Chapter Thirty-Six
The students and teachers at Winslow High School deal with the tragedy of a car accident caused by a drunken driver; Sen
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Controversy strikes Hanson's classroom over a reviled racial epithet; Ronnie draws ire for a class assignment to experie
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Ronnie tries to persuade an 18-year-old student not to pose for a racy magazine; Guber and Meredith disagree about a cla
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Ronnie catches a student performing a crime; two female students tell Marylin about their sexual conversations online wi
Chapter Forty
Former student Dana Poole returns to Winslow, hoping to spend time with Senate for a class project; Lipschultz is confro
Chapter Forty-One
Ronnie invites high-school staffers to a surprise birthday party for Senate at her apartment, but he shocks everybody by
Chapter Forty-Two
As the prom approaches, female students outrage the faculty when they auction themselves as dates, while Harper deals wi
Chapter Forty-Three
One of Senate's most promising students and his brother become entangled in criminal acts with fatal results; Hanson dra
Chapter Forty-Four
Staff and students at Winslow High struggle to get on with their lives after a number of tragic events.
Chapter Forty-Five
Young teachers join the faculty; students plan a walkout because of the administration's apparent lack of concern for st
Chapter Forty-Six
Harsh echoes resound from the student riot; the Danny-Marla confrontations lead to racist allegations against her; a dru
Chapter Forty-Seven
Misconduct charges target Guber, who's up against a new superintendent; race issues fester between Marla and Danny; reck
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 def
Chapter Forty-Nine
Senate's erratic behavior rattles Ronnie and prompts a telling showdown with Harper; pupil misconduct provokes a new tea
Chapter Fifty
Harper's meeting with a parent becomes heated; a new teacher stirs things up in the classroom; the teachers must evaluat
Chapter Fifty-One
A jailed Harper faces a manslaughter charge in the death of a student's father; a rebellious teen receives unsolicited h
Chapter Fifty-Two
Brooke feels guilty about leaving her father alone during the holidays; Lipschultz debates accepting his son's Christmas
Chapter Fifty-Three
A teen's pregnancy sensitizes Guber; a gang slaying deeply affects Kimberly and her prize student; romantic liaisons hav
Chapter Fifty-Four
Harper has concerns about Brooke's infatuation with the star basketball player; Flynn is attracted to a student's mother
Chapter Fifty-Five
A star basketball player is on the verge of losing his eligibility to play; Becky tells Flynn her mother is having an af
Chapter Fifty-Six
Guber's speech team star has an issue, Russell decides on a college, while mixed signals rattle Colin as his affair come
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Kimberly is stalked by one of her students; Lipschultz celebrates Valentine's Day with Guber's mother.
Chapter Fifty-Eight
A shy student with a powerful voice belts out a song; Hanson tries to help a 12-year-old genius who has no friends.
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Marla berates Aisha and the other performers in the school musical; the incumbent mayor grills Harper about low test sco
Chapter Sixty
Hanson's troubled sister drops off her 4-year-old daughter for him to watch; Marylin urges Aisha to stand up to her boyf
Chapter Sixty-One
Tensions surface over Ronnie's new post; Aisha's participation in the school musical and her relationship with J.T.; Har
Chapter Sixty-Two
Courtroom drama energizes Ronnie, who's defending two teens in a murder arraignment; high test scores by poor students p
Chapter Sixty-Three
Sudden fame heartens Ronnie, credited for high exam scores posted at Winslow, yet she's also facing a romantic crisis wi
Chapter Sixty-Four
Aisha's ailing father leaves a song manuscript in her possession, and she writes lyrics for the melody.
Chapter Sixty-Five
Hanson asks Claire to marry him; a student uses rap music to critique Shakespeare; a producer pushes Aisha to sign a rec
Chapter Sixty-Six
A student writes a letter to Whitney Houston asking her to attend the prom with him; Harper tries to prevent teachers fr
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Ronnie witnesses an attempted rape, then receives a shock when she presses for legal action on behalf of the victim (gue
Chapter Sixty-Eight
After a cheerleader is attacked, blame falls on another student's mother (Sean Young); Carmen goes head to head with a "
Chapter Sixty-Nine
A female student files a serious sexual-harassment charge against Danny; a classroom debate over the U.S. involvement in
Chapter Seventy
An enraged student slaps Marla's face in front of the class, and Marla slaps her back; Hanson discovers Allison behaves
Chapter Seventy-One
An investment banker, convicted of securities fraud, avoids jail time by agreeing to community service: teaching math at
Chapter Seventy-Two
A student discovers Harper and Marilyn have been secretly dating and threatens to go to the school board; Hanson and Cla
Chapter Seventy-Three
Charlie Bixby (Dennis Miller) takes an unconventional approach when volunteering at a teen hotline; Marla decides to try
Chapter Seventy-Four
Harper decides to call the FBI when he learns that a student has been accessing a terrorist recruitment web site from th
Chapter Seventy-Six
Guber contends with a student who thinks he is Jesus and is using school funds to feed the homeless; Marla mistakenly bo
Chapter Seventy-Five
Guber discovers the high-school drum line's freshman hazing involves physical abuse; a student-produced TV documentary a
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
Chapter Seventy-Eight
Views on affirmative action divide the students; the teachers hope to quell the resulting tensions by debating the subje
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
Chapter Eighty
A former student of Winslow High dies in Iraq while serving the U.S. Army. Principal Harper receives a letter from the d
Chapter Eighty-One
Ronnie catches a male teacher hugging a female student; Hanson worries that he may be a control freak following an incid
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