"Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher...""
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
Sylvia Barrett

Paul Barringer

Henrietta Pastorfield

Beatrice Schacter

Sadie Finch

Dr. Bester

Mr. McHabe

Ellen Friedenberg

Alice Blake
Joe Ferone

The Mother
Mrs. Kagan
Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian

School Nurse
Carole Blanca
Linda Rosen
Lou Martin
Harry A. Kagan
Jose Rodriguez
Eddie Williams
Student

Teacher

Student
