Of course, it does have students, attractive trendy girls and zits-free lads, without whom none of this would be possible. It is a Foxonian show. At least it's not your usual Beverly Hills High crowd. Winslow High is a midsize public school in Boston, with a racially mixed student body. It's a school with a lot of problems.
Students are unruly and unmotivated.
Parents are enraged. Star football players are flunking out, and the Wildcats are in trouble without them. The rights of students and teachers are being violated. It's a blackboard jungle out there, and David Kelley is hacking his way through it. McBride's Harper is a strong, hulking authority figure with a heart as big as Fenway Park, who is constantly striving to promote an atmosphere where teaching is the king.