The Class Page #8

- What is it?

- A problem,

Is 11.47 the number of syllables here?

No, my grade. It's down!

They lowered my grade!

What's that to do with poetry?

Who gave you your grade?

You shouldn't have it yet

Esmeralda told me

So the class reps

...did do something after all

I took a load of notes!

I got the impression you weren't

...really following the meeting

- I noted all!

Louise, I'm delighted

you've done

a good job passing on information...

Let's get back to this poem

The rule is to count

in front of a consonant...

A question

What?

I heard you really wiped me out

...at the meeting yesterday

Another remark about poetry, I see.

No, it isnt

Yes, I know it isnt about poetry

What do you mean?

I dunno. You wiped me out

Some teachers, not me,

...said if you carry on like this

you'll be in trouble,

...not wiped out.

That's revenge. I don't get it

Why do for revenge?

How come it's revenge?

If you say stuff about me

getting in trouble, that's revenge

It's not revenge at all

We're not on the streets

It's a warning

Our goal here isn't revenge,

...it's discipline

- Get the difference?

- I don't get it.

When a judge sends someone to jail,

...he doesn't do it to get revenge

...It helps society run smoothly

You just want revenge.

You're riffed with me.

All I care about is revenge?

I wake up and say

I'll get Souleymane today?

You insulted him yesterday anyhow.

He really laid into you!

I did not.

What did he say, Louise?

That you were limited.

...I underlined it, I was so shocked

Me? Limited?

Brilliant...

Esmeralda, Louise,

...What's your role as class reps?

You represent the students

to help this class work

or you stir up trouble for me?

We just do our job.

Wicked!

We report on the meeting.

Of course.

I didn't realize

When I saw you snigger

...at the meeting, I felt bad for you

It wasn't the place or time

It didn't look very serious

Nobody minded in any case

- They did!

- Only you

No, it bothered me and I think

it bothered the others too

No. It only bothered you

Sorry, but laughing like that

made you look like two skanks.

What?

Have you just lost it?

That's a bad thing!

You can't dump on us

The word is insult.

You're crazy insulting on us.

You say "dump on" or "insult"

It's either one or the other, ok.

Yeah keep on talking!

In fact I never said

you were skanks,

...I said that at one point

...in the meeting

...you acted like skanks.

Understand?

Don't try to con us,

you said skanks

I'm just explaining the difference.

Sir, you don't talk to girls like that!

Look who's talking!

...You always insult everybody!

He wants revenge on the girls

No way. The noble knight

riding to rescue act,

...wont wash!

You dont talk to me, man!

Show some respect!

I will if I want!

You're heading for trouble!

Think you're tough?

It's a question of discipline!

I'll take you anytime!

Stop playing the big short

- Calm down

- Stay outta this

Cut it out!

Don't touch me!

Dont touch me.

You're crazy!

Cut it out

What are you doing?

I'm outta here

You can't just walk out of my class.

Are you nuts?

- Calm down

- Let go of me

Stop it

- Let me go

- Ah!

- Where are you going?

- Let go, f***er

Pathetic

F***

What do we do?

I think we need to convene

the disciplinary committee

This is starting to add up

it begins

with disrespect, then the fight,

...with a student injured,

...and finally he leaves the class

without permission.

There was only one incident

and it all spread out from there.

One thing led to another,

...a chain reaction.

Well

...what I can do is take

a protective measure

...since this is so serious

...by suspending Souleymane

for 48 hours.

That'll give us a little time

...to reach a decision

OK.

Shall we do that?

However, I need to see you tomorrow.

Could you come to my office?

- Good bye.

- Good bye

Francois!

I need a word with you

There's a rumor going around...

A rumor?

Some students came to see me

and told me...

...you insulted them

Who? Louise and Esmeralda?

They told me

...you called them skanks

...and that led to the incident

...with Souleymane

And you believe them?

That's why I needed to see you.

You didn't mention it

in your incident report...

I didn't mention it.

What can I say?

- Did you do it or not?

- What?

- Did you...

- Hi!

Hi.

Did you call them skanks?

But Souleymane's another matter!

I know it had nothing to do with him

But word's getting around.

People are talking.

I wanted

...to let you know

- Thanks for letting me know.

Hey, you two

You complained about me.

- Thanks a lot!

- Youre welcome

You could have talked to me

Teachers can complain about us

and vice versa, right?

No, it doesn't work both ways.

What are you after?

To see you punished

- Punished?

- Yes!

- You, punish me?

- You insulted us, you get punished.

Where will that get you?

I'll have spoken out.

Great, that's a lot of use.

Do you know what 'skank' means?

I never called you skanks!

Yes, you did. For me

skank means prostitute.

It's not that at all

For me, it doesn't mean that.

It's nothing important at all,

just a girl laughing stupidly

Hey, skank means prostitute, right?

You bet!

- Will Souleymane get expelled?

- No.

- A disciplinary hearing?

- We don't know yet.

It's a possibility

Stop yelling

before anything is decided

It's all settled anyway

- Why say that?

- Because it's always the same!

You're in no position to talk.

You're the one who got hurt

He didn't mean it

There was a metal thing in his bag

In any case he blew a fuse

and that's bad

Sir,

...anyone can blow a fuse

And then calm down after

That's not sure

- You did

- No!

You're calmer now

I'm not. You dont know me!

All the teachers say

your attitude is perfect now...

You think you've tamed me?

No, being sent here helped

...you understand things, see?

Teachers helped you

and we'll do the same

for Souleymane.

I say teachers who

expel students are f***ers

Right on.

You want to repeat that?

- Yeah, f***ers

- Everyone goes wild

...over some word I said. You

say f***er and I shouldn't react?

They're f***ers!

Cut it out!

You say skanks, we say f***er.

It's the same thing

They're nothing alike

A teacher can say certain things

that students can't say.

Try to understand that!

We have no right to speak?

You keep talking all the time!

You never stop speaking

Whenever we talk, you yell.

What is this?

Enough...

Sir!

- Sir?

- What?

Will Souleymane get a hearing?

Give it a rest

You sound like you want

him to. It fires you up.

You know what'll happen

if he's expelled?

He'll change schools.

No, he wont change schools.

It's automatic. It's obligatory.

That goes for Souleymane too.

Do you know his father?

I've seen him once or twice.

No, you dont know him!

If he's expelled, his dad'll

send him back to their village

Don't get overdramatic

He'll go back to Mali

I think we all need

to keep our heads.

Dont worry

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