Boston Public - Season 1 - Eps 6: Chapter Six
A popular and beloved teacher, Mr. McMahon, has a heart attack and dies at school. A close friend of the deceased, Principal Harper overcomes his own grief to help his students cope with the loss. To make matters worse, it appears that McMahon had been having an affair with a female senior, Karen Fitzgerald. While Harper struggles to deal with the incident's aftermath and maintain status quo, the students and faculty begin to fall apart. A defiant pupil, Webster, spits on Lauren and she vows to have him expelled. The case becomes more complex, however, when Harper learns that Webster was close to Mr. McMahon and is extremely upset over his death. A disciplinary hearing is held and it's decided that Webster will only be suspended, much to Lauren's disgust. Meanwhile, the distraught students hold an assembly to deal with their confusion. The kids quickly embrace God as the answer and their meeting turns into a mass prayer rally. Eventually, Harper and Guber look into McMahon's alleged af
About Boston Public
Title: Boston Public
First Air Date: 2000-10-23
Last Air Date: 2005-03-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 44 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 81
Network: FOX
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: David E. Kelley Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
Synopsis
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
Cast
Chi McBride
Steven Harper
Anthony Heald
Scott Guber
Loretta Devine
Marla Hendricks
Sharon Leal
Marilyn Sudor
Fyvush Finkel
Harvey Lipschultz
Jeri Ryan
Ronnie Cooke
Michael Rapaport
Danny Hanson
Natalia Baron
Carmen Torres
