History Series / SchoolSpirits

* MagicAIsMagicA: There are rules about how ghosts interact with the mundane world. They can copy objects they touch, but any changes they make soon get reset. The ghosts are shocked [[spoiler:when Mr. Martin seems to have OutOfContextMagic. Doors that he locks stay locked]].

* AdultsAreUseless: A common theme in the show, especially with the local police and the students' parents.

* AlcoholicParent: Maddie's mother is a heavy drinker to the point that she got into a car accident, and Maddie had to cover for her so she wouldn't get put into the system.

* AdultsAreUseless: A common theme in the show, especially with the local police and the parents of high schoolers.

* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: [[spoiler: Xavier cheats on Maddie with Claire, a cheerleader.]]

* BettyAndVeronicaSwitch: [[spoiler: Xavier is a brooding bad boy, though he [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys seems popular enough]], while Wally was a popular jock, though his position doesn't mean much now that he's dead. Xavier cheated on Maddie with one of the popular girls, suggesting he resents his outcast status, while Wally is probably the nicest character in the series. Wally does have the handicap of being dead, which initially seems to be in his favor, until it turns out Maddie isn't. Then there's the slight implication that Simon could be Maddie's Cheryl Blossom.]]
* BoyMeetsGhoul: [[spoiler: Gender-inverted with Maddie and Wally. Over the events of Season 1, Wally reaches out to Maddie to help cheer her up in spite of her dismal circumstances, having fun with her at Field Day, and getting to know her better at the big Homecoming game. This leads to Wally asking Maddie to be his Homecoming date "as friends", to which Maddie agrees, much to Wally's excitement. Maddie gets embarrassed when Wally accidentally interrupts a conversation with Rhonda, in which Maddie asks her if ghosts can have sex, to which Rhonda slyly confirms 'yes'. Despite Maddie spending much of the dance feeling jealous over Xavier taking Claire as his date, and thereby disappointing Wally, Maddie apologizes to Wally. This prompts Wally to word vomit, upon which Maddie gives him a ShutUpKiss. Wally develops romantic feelings for Maddie, and gets jealous when Maddie recalls fond memories with her best friend, Simon, when he cooks her last meal to help her remember her death.]]

--> '''Wally:''' Okay, okay, let's just...everybody...Rhonda...let's take a breather.

--> '''Wally''': Oh...um...okay, I obviously did ''not'' mean it to come off that way. In my head, it was a more metaphoric, 'I can help you figure things out if you need it'.

* MultipleDemographicAppeal: While it’s set around 2023, the spirits Maddie that meets died in various eras from TheFifties to the [[TurnOfTheMillennium early 2000s]]. It seems designed to appeal to multiple generations.

'''School Spirits''' is a TeenDrama series that debuted on Creator/ParamountPlus in March of 2023. It stars Creator/PeytonList1998, Kristian Flores, Creator/MiloManheim, Creator/SarahYarkin, Nick Pugliese, Spencer Mac Pherson, Kiara Pichardo, and Maria Dizzia. It was created by Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud.

* BettyAndVeronicaSwitch: [[spoiler: Xavier is a brooding bad boy, though he [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys seems popular enough,]] while Wally was a popular jock, though his position doesn't mean much now. Xavier cheated on Maddie with one of the popular girls, suggesting he resents his outcast status, while Wally is probably the nicest character in the series. Wally does have the handicap of being dead, which initially seems to be in his favor until it turns out Maddie isn't. Then there's the slight implication that Simon could be Maddie's Cheryl Blossom.]]

* PurgatoryAndLimbo: The ghosts are implied to be in a Purgatory-like state on Earth. [[As seen when Dawn moves on.]]

* IgnoranceIsBliss: Wally gently suggests that it might be better if Maddie doesn't remember the details of how she died.

--> '''Maddie:''' You're stupid.

* SecretRelationship: Charley and Emilio had one when Charley was alive, on account of being two gay teens in the 1990s. After Charley's death, [[spoiler: Emilio comes out as gay and marries another man]].

--> '''Maddie''': "Look, I can't really chat right now, because I've [[GhostAmnesia got some holes in my memory to fill]]."
--> '''Wally''': "Well, hey, that's why I'm here. [[FreudianSlip I can totally help you fill your holes]]."
--> '''Maddie''': [{{Beat}}] "Excuse me?"
--> '''Wally''': "Oh...um...okay, I obviously did ''not'' mean it to come off that way. In my head, it was a more metaphoric, 'I can help you figure things out if you need it'."

--> '''Wally''': "Well, hey, that's why I'm here. I can totally help you fill your holes."

* ThatCameOutWrong: Wally says this after an OpenMouthInsertFoot and VerbalBackspace moment while first meeting Maddie, all while [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted by the cute]].

* TheSheriff: Xavier's father, Sheriff Baxter. He seems more concerned with his upcoming re-election campaign and reputation than the disappearance, and possible murder, of his son's girlfriend.

* TheSheriff: Xavier's father, Sheriff Baxter. He seems more concerned with his re-election than the disappearance, and possible murder, of his son's girlfriend.

* ThroughHisStomach: Wally tries to impress Maddie by cooking for her, but the result is less than ideal.

* ThroughHisStomach: Subverted. Wally tries to impress Maddie by cooking for her, but the result is less than ideal.