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-->'''Played by''': Creator/ZacharyTyBryan

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-->'''Played by''': Creator/ZacharyTyBryan
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In his appearance in the ''Series/BostonLegal'' {{crossover}} episode "Let Sales Ring," Steven is involved in a court case which involves him installing filtering devices that blocks a television news channel (implied to be Fox News). His explanation for doing so is basically that he was trying to protect the students against fights that break out over the issue of politics. The judge presiding over the case, however, rules in favor of a student who opposes Steven's actions and even notes to Steven that, while his intentions are good, what he's doing is still censorship.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Anti-heroic example. In his appearance in the ''Series/BostonLegal'' {{crossover}} episode "Let Sales Ring," Steven is involved in a court case which involves him installing filtering devices that blocks a television news channel (implied to be Fox News). His explanation for doing so is basically that he was trying to protect the students against fights that break out over the issue of politics. The judge presiding over the case, however, rules in favor of a student who opposes Steven's actions and even notes to Steven that, while his intentions are good, what he's doing is still censorship.



* {{Irony}}: Some students call him "The Nazi" not knowing that he's in fact Jewish.

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* {{Irony}}: Some students call him "The Nazi" not knowing that he's in fact Jewish. He even humorlessly comments on it in the penultimate episode of Season 2.



* LawfulStupid: A point that Steven calls him on once or twice.

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* LawfulStupid: A point that Steven calls him out on once or twice.



%%* OnlySaneMan

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%%* OnlySaneMan* HotTeacher: She was fairly attractive. Plus, footage of her showering ended up on Sheryl Holt's website, leading to her being voted up on the list of sexually desirable teachers.



* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 2.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: At the start, Lauren was generally a well-intentioned and kind woman. In mid-to-late Season 2.
2, however, Steven and Big Boy express concern that Lauren and Marilyn are pushing their students too hard academically. Lauren doesn't take this very well, outright clashing with Marla when [[WhatTheHellHero she calls her out]] on [[SternTeacher her harsh attitude]]. She does, however, have something of a JerkassRealization after speaking with a student who was hospitalized due to being stressed out by Lauren's demands. A couple of episodes later, she goes on a tear against Scott after he simply questions her about possibly giving students unfair advantages. Scott, for his part, chastises her for her "pissy prima donna attitude." After storming away from Scott, she barks a BigShutUp in response to a visiting Dana Poole's polite greeting. Marla later reiterates to Lauren that she's [[ThePerfectionist perfectionistic]] and [[{{Pride}} acts superior to everyone else]] [[{{Hypocrite}} despite having flaws just like everyone else]].



* PragmaticHero: He employs ''very'' questionable methods to help his students. Unsurprisingly, he often clashes with Steven and Scott over this.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: He means well, but the way he goes about things tend to be VERY flawed and questionable. Unsurprisingly, he often clashes with his superiors due to this.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: He means well, but the way he goes about things tend to be VERY flawed and questionable. Unsurprisingly, he often clashes with his superiors due to this.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She's homophobic (she's appalled to find out that her son had sex with another boy) and racist (she successfully gets Jeremy to stop dating Brooke, a black girl). Scott even calls her on it at one point.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She's homophobic (she's appalled to find out that her son had sex with another boy) and racist (she successfully gets Jeremy to stop dating Brooke, a black Black girl). Scott even calls her on it at one point.



* GratuitousSpanish: Steven calls her on teaching her class in Spanish. Ironically, the show never addressed the fact that some schools in Massachusetts have an English-only mandate.

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* GratuitousSpanish: Steven calls her on teaching her class in Spanish. Ironically, (Ironically, the show never addressed the fact that some schools in Massachusetts have an English-only mandate.)
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In his appearance in the ''Series/BostonLegal'' {{crossover}} episode "Let Sales Ring," Steven is involved in a court case which involves him installing filtering devices that blocks a television news channel (implied to be Creator/FoxNews). His explanation for doing so is basically that he was trying to protect the students against fights that break out over the issue of politics. The judge presiding over the case, however, rules in favor of a student who opposes Steven's actions and even notes to Steven that, while his intentions are good, what he's doing is still censorship.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In his appearance in the ''Series/BostonLegal'' {{crossover}} episode "Let Sales Ring," Steven is involved in a court case which involves him installing filtering devices that blocks a television news channel (implied to be Creator/FoxNews).Fox News). His explanation for doing so is basically that he was trying to protect the students against fights that break out over the issue of politics. The judge presiding over the case, however, rules in favor of a student who opposes Steven's actions and even notes to Steven that, while his intentions are good, what he's doing is still censorship.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: He assaults Malcolm White and even breaks his arm in defense of Anthony Ward in "Chapter Five." Too bad it gets him suspended.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: He assaults Malcolm White and even breaks his arm in defense of Anthony Ward in "Chapter Five." Too bad it gets him suspended.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: He obviously stuck Anthony in a locker in the pilot. Later on, Steven slams him against a locker while confronting him about putting Anthony in the hospital.
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* KnowledgeBroker: She had a close eye on current events taking place in the school. Steven and Lauren even approached her for info at separate points.
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* BrotherChuck: She isn't seen after Season 2.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She isn't seen after Season 2.



* BrotherChuck: Disappears after the third season.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after the third season.



* BrotherChuck: Disappears after the third season.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after the third season.



* BrotherChuck: She simply disappeared from the series without a single mention, right after her first and only arc ended.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She simply disappeared from the series without a single mention, right after her first and only arc ended.



* BrotherChuck: He isn't seen again after "Chapter Five."

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He isn't seen again after "Chapter Five."



* BrotherChuck: The last we see of him, he's serving time in prison.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The last we see of him, he's serving time in prison.



* BrotherChuck: Disappears after Season 2.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after Season 2.



* BrotherChuck: She appears only in Season 1 and is mentioned a couple of times in Season 2 before finally being replaced with Elizabeth Vasquez in Season 3.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She appears only in Season 1 and is mentioned a couple of times in Season 2 before finally being replaced with Elizabeth Vasquez in Season 3.



* BrotherChuck: He disappears without a single mention, but unlike most of characters sharing this fate, at least he's semi-justified; he was a temp teacher with a specific amount of community work to do.

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* BrotherChuck: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He disappears without a single mention, but unlike most of characters sharing this fate, at least he's semi-justified; he was a temp teacher with a specific amount of community work to do.

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A nerdy student who was bullied and later started writing stories about killing his tormentors.

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A nerdy student who was bullied and bullied. He later started writing stories about killing his tormentors.tormentors in his journal, which was discovered.


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* IdiotBall: If Anthony had kept his journal at home in the first place, he ultimately wouldn't have been transferred to another school.
* NightmareFetishist: He thinks it's fun to imagine his bullies dead and wrote his fantasies in his journal.

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