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Yeah, and she's good-Iooking.

(WHOOPS)

I don't know the names,

but if you do see him,

have him go directly to the gym. Okay?

Mr. Rubell.

- All waiting down in the gym.

- All right, good.

Grace, would you find Principal Horn

and have him join us?

Okay, Malloy, you've got your deal.

Now, is the union

gonna stand in our way?

He's all yours.

I hate making deals,

but I sure as hell don't want anybody

around who could hurt us the next time.

Yeah.

What about the gym teacher?

He's cooperating.

We're putting him in another school.

- Rosenberg?

- I'm having him come in today.

Mr. Jurel?

Mr. Jurel, you're wanted

in the gymnasium.

What for?

I'm sure I don't know.

Ah, Mr. Jurel,

won't you join us, please?

- What's going on?

- Please be seated, Mr. Jurel.

Mr. Jurel,

how happy are you here,

at John F. Kennedy?

What is this all about?

We feel, that is,

all of the board members present

and myself,

that it would be best

if you

were to tender your resignation.

- Why?

- Because,

Mr. Jurel,

nobody here wants to go

through the pain of firing you.

You can't fire me,

I've got tenure.

Hey, I just heard they're gonna fire Jurel.

What? Where'd you hear that?

The office.

Old lady Wensel was talking about it.

Mr. Jurel, you know a student

named Diane Warren?

Isn't it true you took Diane Warren,

a 16-year-old student,

to the free clinic to have an abortion?

The abortion was performed

without parental consent.

- Roger?

- I'm waiting for your answer.

Roger.

Now, come on, Roger.

Talk to me.

Do you think that this is proper conduct

for a teacher?

Well, it's a hell of a lot better conduct

than the teacher that got her pregnant.

And what was his name?

You son of a b*tch.

I just figured what this is all about.

You know, this isn't

about a 16-year-old girl that got pregnant.

Oh, hell no, that's the last thing

that this would be about.

We're afraid of what old Alex is gonna say

at his deposition today.

Well, I'll tell you what I'm gonna say.

Wouldn't you like to hear that,

Rog, old buddy?

Forget it, Alex.

The case has been settled already.

There's not gonna be a deposition.

It's over.

Your resignation, Mr. Jurel.

Oh, for Christ's sake, Burke,

what do you think, that's gonna stop me?

A disgruntled former employee,

who was fired,

connected with sexual misconduct.

Now, who would listen to you?

Who's gonna listen to you?

Take the deal, Alex.

- Take it.

- Roger.

Sign the paper and then go home.

Tomorrow, go out and look

for another job. Do it, Alex.

Or you'll never work as a teacher

for the rest of your life.

I promise you that.

(SIGHS)

Oh, Roger.

Well.

Larry. Hey, Larry. Come on, Larry.

Help me out. Come on, Larry.

I mean, is three minutes all we got left

to fight for?

Larry?

You son of a b*tch.

Son of a b*tch.

I hope it's worth it.

Alex.

You were right all along.

The case wasn't about education,

it was about money.

They settled.

- It's over.

- Your news bulletin's a little late.

What are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

I'm packing.

I quit.

- You can't.

- Oh, yes, I can.

Why?

Some schoolteacher knocked up

a 16-year-old girl,

and I took her to get an abortion.

Now, if I don't resign,

they're gonna nail my ass to the wall.

They're bluffing, Alex.

They'd never risk the publicity.

Didn't you hear what I said before?

The school system settled the case.

They paid them off.

The school was more afraid

of publicity than of losing.

Fight 'em, Alex.

You still can't see it, can you?

Nobody cares!

I'm out.

I'm through fighting.

I can't make a difference.

Yes, you can!

(EDGE OF A DREAM PLAYING)

So, you gonna stay,

or you gonna go?

No! No, damn it!

Don't you walk away, Alex!

Don't you turn your back on this

just because you're scared!

So, everybody loses, is that it, Alex?

Just because you're the one

who's afraid to face reality?

You're the one who's afraid

to drop your shields,

because if you did you know you'd have

to take the risk of staying and fighting.

You're the one who's afraid

to walk naked down the hall.

Well, I'm not.

You're scared, Alex.

There's a whole room full of kids

in there, and they care!

And there's a hell of a lot more

where they come from.

They need you, and you need them,

but you just pretend it isn't real

so you have an excuse to walk away.

For Christ's sake,

put your clothes on, Lisa.

Well, I'm not afraid to face reality.

I'm not afraid to walk naked down the hall.

- Lisa. Lisa!

- Alex, come on.

- Come on, Alex.

- Lisa!

Lisa!

Damn it, baby, please get dressed,

or I'm gonna call the cops.

- Get out of here! Get out of here!

- That's it, I'm calling the cops.

Central, this is hall D calling.

Get the cops up here, right away.

(ALARM SOUNDING)

(ALL CLAMORING)

Lisa,

you are crazy. You are absolutely crazy.

And you are a teacher.

Alex Jurel, the teacher.

Don't let them destroy that.

Oh, God.

Oh, Lisa, jeez.

Come on.

Are you gonna stay, or you gonna go?

Take Lisa out of here, okay?

All right, I can handle that.

CARL:
I just think I was a little

hasty, maybe. What do you think?

I don't wanna go to another school.

I love this school.

Alex, look at this.

They're making me resign, Alex.

What the hell are you... He signed that.

They can't make you resign, Carl.

- What?

- Nobody is resigning.

No?

(VEHICLE HONKING)

Hey, my car!

Hey, that's my car.

That's my car. What happened to my car?

- I'm not gonna resign, Roger.

- You're finished. You're out.

Oh, hell, Burke,

I'm gonna tell you something.

I haven't even started.

Now, listen, if you try and fire me,

I'm gonna be suing you.

What's that gonna solve, Alex?

I don't know, Roger,

but let's try it and find out.

The damn school wasn't built

for us, Roger.

It wasn't built for your unions, your

lawyers, and all your other institutions.

It was built for the kids.

They're not here for us.

We're here for them.

That's what it's about. Kids.

Alex, half of them aren't even

coming back after the alarm.

But half will.

I think they're worth it.

Jurel, you're crazy, you know that?

What can I say? I'm a teacher.

I'm a teacher.

(ALL CHEERING)

(UNDERSTANDING PLAYING)

BOY 1:
All right, Jurel!

BOY 2:
You're the man, Jurel!

BOY 3:
Don't let them push you around,

Mr. Jurel.

Forget to tell me about the fire alarm?

You're a teacher.

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