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"Our new librarian is very....organized." [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Mar 15, 2024 - 4 comments

Abbott Elementary is being designated a historical landmark. "We're going to be a historical place? Ka-ching!" [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Mar 10, 2024 - 8 comments

Zach breaks up with his boyfriend. Janine continues to have problematic sub issues. Barbara can't get a solo in the church choir. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Feb 29, 2024 - 4 comments

Things go completely to hell when one kid getting caught smoking leads to (a) realizing smoking isn't banned here, (b) the teachers are all filmed talking about all the pot/pot products/pinot grigio they consume...by a student, who of course blasts it online, (c) the requisite anti-drug presentation goes as lame as they ever do, (d) draconian mandates go down, searches happen, and teachers can't say anything but "just say no." In other news, Janine hates her sub. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Feb 22, 2024 - 7 comments

Overnight field trip, season finale. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Apr 20, 2023 - 14 comments

Janine's mom shows up. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Apr 13, 2023 - 9 comments

Gregory wins an award he doesn't think he's actually earned yet. Marvelous Geeks Media review. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Apr 6, 2023 - 6 comments

Janine's sister visits. Everyone gets a bunch of stuff they don't want. Everyone fights over tickets. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Mar 10, 2023 - 8 comments

A mural's going to be done at the school. The charter thing comes up again. Janine tries to figure out how to break up with Maurice. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Mar 4, 2023 - 11 comments

It's teacher conference time! Also highlights the differences between people who want to do everything on vacation or at conferences (Janine, Jacob, Gregory) and those who wish to relax (Barbara, Melissa, Amber). [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Feb 24, 2023 - 10 comments

Barbara accidentally causes a fire in the break room and is super embarrassed. Ava flees almost the entire episode to hit the spa, causing Gregory to declare himself interim principal. Jacob made carrot cookies. Melissa is a "truckie" (fan of fire trucks). [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Feb 16, 2023 - 5 comments

Janine has a student secret admirer. Someone complains about Jacob teaching black history and Ava has to sit in on class. "Valentine's Day is our most confusing holiday." [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Feb 9, 2023 - 6 comments

It's fundraising time to take kids to the museum. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Jan 20, 2023 - 9 comments

Gregory's dad comes to visit the school. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Jan 14, 2023 - 4 comments

Janine, Gregory and Ava arrive (separately) to a hookah bar party, while Jacob, Barbara, Melissa and the janitor party quietly...or not so quietly when Jacob runs his mouth off. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Dec 8, 2022 - 13 comments

After Janine eats a bad tuna sandwich, Ava is forced to substitute for her class. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Dec 1, 2022 - 8 comments

The eighth grade class does an egg drop. Janine insists that the second graders do it too. Much egg splatter ensues. In other news, Barbara is disconcerted by a parent who got "Bitch" tattooed across her decolletage. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Nov 17, 2022 - 5 comments