New teachers join the faculty; Lipschultz gets into trouble after giving a student the wrong name; Marla sponsors a club of female students.

Ronnie begins her teaching career at Winslow High; Lauren tries to help a pregnant, straight-A student gain admission to Princeton.

Harper reunites with his ex-wife at a holiday benefit; students ask Louisa, Marilyn and Marla to perform at the pageant; Senate stays mum about a student's tragic secret so that the boy's family can enjoy Christmas.

A revelation concerning Jeremy fractures the relationship between his mother and Guber; a plea from a death-row inmate troubles Harper; a student's ADD affliction disquiets Ronnie.

Ronnie catches a student performing a crime; two female students tell Marylin about their sexual conversations online with an older man.