Teachers

Hey, girl.

This is weird. What are you doing here?

I just wanted to swing by and say hello.

- Catch up. - Oh.

That's actually nice.

How are you holding up?

Ugh. Barely surviving.

I keep telling myself, "Just four more weeks till summer."

I know! Yesterday, I showed my class

"Sex and the City 2" to teach them about

Mid-Eastern geography.

I love my class, but come on!

It has been eight months.

That's, like, three times the length

of a healthy relationship.

Oh, well. Great chatting with you.

Oh, my God!

You didn't come here to talk.

You just wanted to gank one of my sodas!

What? No.

I just thought as long as we were hanging out,

I would help myself.

Give it back.

- Seriously? - Maybe if you'd asked first.

Okay, Deb, can I have one of your dumb sodas?

- No! Give it back. - Oh, my God!

If you're gonna get your Walgreens panties

in a bunch over a soda, then just take it!

Are you insane?

Asbestos!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

So how'd you find the asbestos?

She threw a soda at me and put a hole in the wall.

Huh. Weird way to become a hero.

The good news is the contamination

should be confined to Mrs. Adler's trailer.

Then why are you wearing that?

Oh, this old thing? Just a precaution.

But since Ms. Snap did uncover asbestos...

I believe the fire marshal used the word "hero."

I told everyone he said that, right?

Several times.

I don't know that I would use that word.

I mean, I think you guys should,

but I was just reacting on instinct.

By throwing a can of soda at my head?

Where's Caroline?

No. No.

No, no, no, no.

Why did we have to teach at a public school?

Are you sick from asbestos exposure?

Don't be an idiot.

I just have an upset stomach.

Probably from having a coworker assault me.

Though if I hadn't thrown that can,

imagine how many children would have perished.

Is Deb at risk of getting cancer?

Because of the liability guidelines,

I'm obligated to say, "Of course not."

What'll happen to my trailer?

It's going to be towed to a toxic waste dump

and lit on fire by the end of the week.

Don't worry, Deb.

Personally, I found being classless very liberating.

Really? Because you've been a real Negative Nelly

about it for the last eight months.

I know you think when you say things like Negative Nelly,

you're getting away with something,

but I know the subtext is,

"You're a straight-up bitch-ass."

Good one.

Well, someone's only laughing

because they overdosed

on breakfast brownies.

Narc! I will cut you!

Some slack

because it's the end of the school year

and tensions are running high.

Ladies, please.

It's toxic enough around here.

So can I go get the supplies out of my trailer

before they tow it away?

Most of them are also contaminated,

but we did manage to salvage some things.

At least they recovered my favorite picture of Wasabi.

That's a mistake.

Contaminated item found outside hot zone.

Requesting immediate disposal.

Fortunately for all of us,

Fire Marshal Brownstein has agreed to stay on site

to make sure there's no more asbestos.

Is that plastic bag rated for hazardous materials?

Sure.

Thanks, Marshal.

Just in case you missed it, that's the well-respected

community leader that called me a hero.

So when's my new trailer getting here?

There is no money in the budget for that.

And since we're so close to the end of the school year...

What are you saying?

Where am I supposed to teach?

Don't say the cafeteria.

Please don't say the cafeteria.

You'll be adjacent to the food preparation area.

That's the cafeteria!

The dust bowl...

drove countless families out west.

Where they were crammed

into camps and had to deal with

truly demoralizing working conditions.

Lloyd, I'm trying to teach over here.

It's okay. I talked to the other guys and we know.

- We have to put up with it. - That's not what I meant.

- Sup, Deb. - What are you doing here?

We always do lunch early.

Some of my kids have low blood sugar issues.

Okay. I have low blood sugar issues.

You got me.

I just like to get the tater tots

while they're still crispy.

Lunch, lunch, lunch, lunch!

Lunch, lunch, lunch, lunch!

This is more like it.

Fresh air. No noise.

- Oh! - Get out!

- Oh, oh! I'm sorry! - Get out!

Get out! Get out!

- I'm try... - Get out!

- Get out! Get out! - I'm trying!

Get out!

I want you to wear these asbestos remembrance ribbons

in tribute to all those who would've died

if not for the actions of me.

That way we'll never forget Mrs. Adler's class.

How can we forget them?

They're right outside.

Oh, good. They found a tree.

Shouldn't we see if they want to come inside?

No, Nora, we have to finish these ribbons

so they're never forgotten.

Hey, Pearson!

I need a classroom!

Now!

Hi, Ms. Bennigan.

Has this wall stripe always been here?

Listen. I'm sorry about what happened before.

I promise it'll never happen again.

Before? I have no idea what you're talking about.

I don't remember anything that happened before,

and if I did remember something that happened before,

I surely would not want to talk about it.

The cafeteria and playground didn't work.

So all of you are gonna have to take turns

sharing your classrooms with Mrs. Adler's class.

No. We need privacy!

And our own classrooms.

It's gonna be crowded. I got big kids in my class.

You're the one who should take them, Mary Louise.

Like Jesus said, "When you're here, you're family."

That's not Jesus. That's the Olive Garden!

Why don't you take them?

I already saved them. Now you want me

to take care of them, too?

Ugh. You all need to learn what preschoolers

already know and share.

Easy for you to say.

You don't even have a classroom, you dirty hippie.

Should we even be mingling with the asbesti children?

The children are not contaminated.

- They look contaminated. - They're trailer children.

They always look like that.

No one is contaminated.

Except for Deb, right?

Mrs. Adler simply had a bout of nausea

after eating at the cafeteria.

It isn't unusual.

Now, I know this isn't gonna be easy,

but I'm asking all the teachers to just make it work.

Where's Ms. Watson?

You know, I am not sure,

but I do know that Caroline would love to host

- Mrs. Adler's class. - Good.

Thanks for unsealing your classroom for us, Caroline.

This has been a really difficult time for me.

Uh-huh.

And now it's a really difficult time for all of us.

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