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The problem here is your getting Eddie

to take over the reading class

that he's already taken.

He's already passed.

- Who's Jurel?

- I am.

He's not supposed to be here.

You know that. I told you I can handle this.

- He's my son, too.

- Wait a minute.

- What's going on here?

- Are you trying to flunk my boy?

Mr. Rubell said that he doesn't have

to take the reading class again.

Well, wait a minute, if he doesn't have

to take the course again, why...

You're not supposed to be here.

He is not supposed to be here.

- He needs that class.

- I asked you a question, Jurel.

Alex, he's already passed the class.

- Look, I've got a...

- Will you just shut up.

Hey, why don't you all just

shut up for a minute, all right?

(GASPS)

You don't talk to me like that.

F*** off.

(SOBBING)

- Come on, come on, come on.

- He's my kid, Jurel, I'll handle him.

You're doing a hell of a job, pal.

If you screw around with my kid again,

I'll be back.

That's not gonna solve anything.

Now, please.

Let go.

Mr. Pilikian, please.

Please.

What are we gonna do?

You heard him. Drop it.

- He can't read.

- He can read enough.

Enough?

What the hell's that supposed to mean?

God damn it, Alex, what the hell

do you want me to do?

I am not wasting what little time

and money I've got on one kid.

For every Eddie Pilikian, there are 50,

100 kids who learn here and learn well.

Now, we're not here to worry

about one kid.

We're here to get as many of these kids

through the system with what we've got.

Now, that's reality, and you know it.

- You can't see it, Roger, can you?

- See what?

This is the same thing

we're being sued about.

Don't talk to me about being sued, Alex.

I don't wanna hear that.

This is the reason Lisa Hammond's

down the hall taking depositions.

- We're not teaching these kids.

- I can't hear you, Alex.

- We're not teaching these kids.

- I can't hear you.

- We're doing it again!

- I can't hear you!

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

WOMAN:
One second.

WOMAN 1:
Violators...

MAN:
All these names, numbers

don't match up. They're not even close.

MAN 1:
But I wasn't the only one there.

Superintendent Burke, please.

Anything wrong?

Rosenberg f***ed us.

What?

He told everything.

How could you let that happen?

There wasn't anything I could do

about it, Roger.

Oh, God damn it!

You can't even control Rosenberg?

You know, this puts it in your boy's lap.

If Jurel confirms this in his deposition,

we're sunk.

Donna, hold on.

Donna, this is Roger.

We've gotta dump Jurel.

Hey, Mr. Jurel,

aren't we gonna do nothin'?

How could you be so stupid?

Would you tell me how you could be

so goddamn stupid?

As if we don't have enough problems.

We're in the middle of a lawsuit, buddy.

- Three girls.

- Oh, hey.

Three of our own students.

Why don't you go to some other school

and get their girls pregnant?

Do you know what this is gonna do

to this school?

Do you know how it's gonna look?

Teamwork, Troy,

does not mean going out

and starting your own team.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

- What?

- GRACE:
Mr. Rubell?

What?

What is this?

It's a search warrant for lockers 50

through 400, inclusive.

Oh, no, you gotta be kidding me. When?

Right now.

(SIGHS)

Did you know your cop is flunking?

(IN THE JUNGLEPLAYING)

I'm trying to talk to them,

but they won't take it seriously.

That's why it's very important

that everyone be at that meeting.

Oh, my God.

- MAN:
Something wrong?

- What?

No, no, no, nothing's wrong.

(BELL RINGING)

There's cops out there

searching lockers again.

Get back there.

F*** you!

(ALL CHEERING)

330, whose is this?

It's his.

You wanna explain this?

BOY:
Busted!

Hey, you, get away from the locker.

Get away from the locker.

Hold it.

Hey, you.

Gun!

Drop the gun.

Drop the gun!

No!

Drop it!

(GROANS)

So, why did you divide your force?

Why? To prevent escape.

That the Indians would escape

was my greatest fear.

Excuse me, is your name Herbert Gower?

Yes!

Okay.

You mean, you're not Stuart Van Ark?

Certainly not.

You're an outpatient

at Riverdale Mental Hospital?

At times.

Get him out of here.

BOY:
Oh, no.

BOY 2:
Hey, you can't take him.

(STUDENTS SIGHING)

(BELL RINGING)

Sit down!

Don't you know who I am?

Sure, you're General Custer.

I am a teacher,

and you will treat me as such.

Mr. Jurel.

Mr. Van Ark.

Gower.

Mr. Gower.

Where you been?

Just around.

You okay?

So, you gonna come back?

Not to this place. No way.

Then what are you doing here, Eddie?

I heard about Danny.

Why'd they kill him?

He wouldn't have used the gun.

Nobody knew that, Eddie.

Yeah, well, I did. I knew Danny, man.

He was just scared.

He was always scared here.

He wouldn't have used the gun.

He just wanted to make sure nobody got

to him, that's all.

It's not your fault.

No, it is my fault,

'cause I should have been here.

He was my friend.

I know that.

But he's dead.

I'm sorry about it.

But, Eddie, he's dead, you're not.

Now, you still got a chance.

You got a chance, the one he didn't have.

Now, don't lose it. There's still time.

What, time for what?

We both have a lot to do.

I'm gonna do my part.

Do yours. Come back.

You gonna stay,

or you gonna go?

(KNOCKS)

You wanted to see me, Mr. Sloan?

Yeah, I thought you might want

to know that

we've reached a settlement with JFK.

The school district has agreed

to pay the Calvins $150,000

with a non-admission of guilt.

Well, what's the matter, Hammond?

You look like I just shot your dog.

You can't be serious.

This isn't just

a routine contract negotiation,

this is a school.

We have the chance to do what's right.

You know the only thing that's right

is what the client wants.

They want to settle, we settle.

We're a business.

Like anybody else, we make a profit,

hopefully more than most.

So, we just check the profit

and loss column to see what's right?

Don't get involved, settle the case,

collect our check

because we're just a business?

Well, what do we tell all those children

who have to attend that school

and others like them

that aren't gonna learn?

Sorry kids, maybe next time.

We lose if we settle this case,

because we're helping to turn out

a whole generation of illiterates.

We're not talking about business here,

damn it. We're talking about the future.

We're talking about reality, Hammond,

and sometimes it's a pain in the ass.

Leave what's right to God

and the Supreme Court.

That's what they get paid for.

Good night, Hammond.

No, no, no, wait a minute, now,

listen to me, really, really.

This kid has beaten up everybody

in the neighborhood,

and I wanted him bad.

(ALL EX CLAIMING)

(STUDENTS WHOOPING)

All right!

(WHOOPING CONTINUES)

(BOY WHISTLING)

So, Mr. Jurel, what's going on?

You getting married or something?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Ms. Warren,

one does not require a special occasion

to show a little style,

a little class in one's personal appearance.

Oh, of course, excuse me.

Besides, today's my deposition.

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