When a former student is killed in Iraq, Harper remembers taking the troubled boy under his wing; Hanson learns that a student is selling test answers.

Henry finds himself suspended for hugging a student; when Hanson starts teaching driver education, he realizes how controlling he can be.

Although Danny loves his sister, he is torn because Claire is reluctant to relinquish custody of her daughter; Marla opens her home to a troubled student.

When views on affirmative action divide the students, the teachers hope to quell the resulting tensions by debating the subject in front of the student body.

An overachieving student sues the school when she has to share presidency of the honor society with a black student in a wheelchair; Marlo begins her in-vitro process.

Rumors of hazing lead Guber to discover that the school drum line is abusing freshmen; Hanson's television station produces a documentary about Ronnie.

A student believes he is Jesus and uses school funds to feed the homeless; the return of Hanson's troubled sister compromises his first Christmas with his new family; Marla... Full summary

Harper decides to call the FBI when he learns that a student has been accessing a terrorist recruitment Web site from the school library; Ronnie learns that one of her students has HIV.

Charlie Bixby (Dennis Miller) takes an unconventional approach when volunteering for a teen hot line; Marla decides to try in vitro fertilization and asks Harper to be the donor.

A student threatens to reveal Harper and Marilyn's relationship to the school board; Guber has trouble accepting the fact that Violet (Sherilyn Fenn) sees other men.

Convicted of securities fraud, an investment banker (Dennis Miller) avoids incarceration by teaching math at Winslow High School; a woman (Sherilyn Fenn) crashes into Guber's vehicle.

A student slaps Marla's face in front of the class, and Marla slaps her back; Hanson discovers Allison behaves like a bully at school; Carmen asks Harper to remove Jake (Milo... Full summary

A female student makes a serious accusation against Danny; a political debate puts a student's life in jeopardy; Harper's and Guber's feelings for Marylin come to a head.

A student's mother (Sean Young) is accused of attacking a cheerleader; Carmen faces off against a troublemaker (Milo Ventimiglia); Hansen copes with a student who says he is the son of... Full summary

Ronnie witnesses an attempted rape, then receives a shock when she presses for legal action on behalf of the victim (Amanda Fuller); Hanson tries to prevent a student from being... Full summary

A student writes a letter to Whitney Houston asking her to attend the prom with him; Harper tries to prevent teachers from being fired for budgetary reasons; Danny asks Claire's father... Full summary

Hanson asks Claire to marry him; a student (GQ) uses rap music to critique Shakespeare; a producer (Method Man) pushes Aisha to sign a record deal; Lifehouse performs at Doyle's Bar.

Aisha's (Tamyra Gray) ailing father leaves a song manuscript in her possession, and she writes lyrics for the melody.

Hanson pushes a physically awkward teen to run for student council; Ronnie receives praise for turning the school around.

A little person (Verne Troyer) helps the students cheat on their exams; two teenagers organize fights between homeless people; Hanson and Claire throw Allison a birthday party.

Marylin worries about the bruise on Aisha's face; Ronnie tries to adjust to her role as assistant principal; Hanson and Claire visit his sister in rehabilitation.

Hanson's troubled sister drops off her 4-year-old daughter for him to watch; Marylin urges Aisha (Tamyra Gray) to stand up to her boyfriend; Ronnie and Marla vie for the position of... Full summary

Marla berates Aisha (Tamyra Gray) and the other performers in the school musical; the incumbent mayor grills Harper about low test scores; students land a juicy story about a teacher... Full summary

A shy student (Tamyra Gray) with a powerful voice belts out a song; Hanson tries to help a 12-year-old genius who has no friends.

The teachers contend with St. Valentine's Day; a student stalks Kimberly.