00:00Rich girl, can I borrow five bucks?
00:01Now, we're gonna be going over a little bit of Shakespeare today.
00:04Taming of the Shrew.
00:05Are you deaf?
00:05I hope you're as interested as I am.
00:06I said I need five dollars.
00:08Chapter 7, page 48.
00:09Now you and your family can eat for a whole month.
00:13Have a problem, cousin?
00:14No, Mr. C. Teach away.
00:17Don't tell me you burned through that 20 already.
00:19You know, I'm not here for your money, bitch.
00:20Okay, I'm here to let you know that you made a serious mistake today.
00:22I didn't park in your space, did I?
00:23Oh, no wait, the short buses don't have spaces.
00:26You know what, I have friends here, rich girl, and you don't.
00:28You sure you want to keep shooting that rich girl mouth off?
00:30The only thing I'm sure of is that I don't like people hitting me up for money in the middle of class.
00:33You apologize for that, and maybe I'll apologize for everything else.
00:37Yeah, sure.
00:39Here's your apology, right here!
00:43I did not start the fight.
00:45It was that other girl, Tessa.
00:47I'm sorry, Ms. Martin, but that is not what I'm hearing from the other students.
00:50You do get that today is my first day here, right?
00:52You understand why I wouldn't have anyone rushing to my defense?
00:55What's that?
00:56Your last school was kind enough to pass along a file they kept on you after you enrolled here.
01:00Most people would call this a permanent record.
01:02It reads to me more like a rap sheet.
01:04This is not the first time you've engaged in a physical altercation, correct?
01:06No, but...
01:07And you were expelled from your last school because you were found in possession of illegal narcotics.
01:11Yes, but that's...
01:12Yes, Ms. Lasky?
01:13Mr. Martin's here to see you.
01:14Send him in.
01:15Daddy, they're saying I started off that, but you know I'm...
01:17Mr. Martin, I thought perhaps you and I should speak in private.
01:19What? No, no, I want to tell my dad what really happened!
01:21Trudy, you heard what the principal said. Wait for me outside.
01:23Laura's like to be the new kid.
01:25I lived in seven different towns between grades one and twelve.
01:27Did he ever call you a liar?
01:28Oh, I can recall.
01:29Then you're one up on me.
01:30Tessa said I started the fight, the principal believed her, so did my dad.
01:34I thought I could take advantage of a fresh start, but I guess I was just kidding myself.
01:38Principal Caruso, I think there's been some sort of mistake made with regard to Ms. Martin here.
01:41I beg your pardon?
01:42Well, she was just explaining to me she's being reprimanded for the fight that broke out in the hallway this afternoon.
01:45But the truth is, she's not the one who started it. Tessa Banner did.
01:48You know this for a fact.
01:49I was there, I saw the whole thing.
01:50You didn't really see who started it, did you?
01:51No, this is the second time in two years I've had the pleasure of Tessa Banner in my classroom.
01:54I know exactly what kind of student she is, but you?
01:56Everyone deserves a fresh start.
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