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DEGRASSI HIGH IS MADd�eP.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE YOUR FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL.

Dwayne: THIS PLACE IS TURNING INTO KINDERGARTEN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LET KIDS IN.

COME ON.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

I THINK INITIATION SHOULD COME BACK...

UNOFFICIALLY, OF COURSE.

THIS IS A MAJOR SECRET AND YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE.

OKAY, WHAT?

I PROMISE.

ERICA'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE.

I THINK I'M PREGNANT.

I LOOKED IT UP.

I'VE GOT ALL THE SYMPTOMS.

WE BETTER BUY A TEST.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW FOR SURE.

THEY GOT ME.

WHAT DO WE TELL MOM AND DAD?

I'D NEVER TELL THEM.

I THINK THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

NOT IF I HAD AN ABORTION.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?

HI, GUYS.

SO, JOEY... I WONDER WHO'S NEXT.

OH, NO.

WELL?

NEGATIVE.

GREAT!

NOW I CAN USE THE WASHROOM.

( clock rings )

� I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING �

� GOT TO SHAKE THE FEELING �

� I'VE GOT TO FACE A DAY OF SCHOOL �

� WHAT'S TO BE AFRAID OF? �

� I CAN ASK A QUESTION �

� OR MAYBE EVEN BEND THE RULES �

� I'M SEARCHING FOR A PLACE WHERE I'LL FIT IN �

� THERE'S A WAY, IF I LOOK THEN I CAN WIN �

� YEAH, I CAN SEE I'M NOT ALONE �

� I CAN FACE THE UNKNOWN �

� EVERYBODY CAN SUCCEED �

� IN YOURSELF YOU MUST BELIEVE �

� GIVE IT A TRY �

� AT DEGRASSI HIGH. �

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Heather: SPIKE, LIZ! HI!

HI.

I JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO TO EMMA.

Spike: SURE.

SHE'S SO CUTE!

YEAH, BUT SHE'S GETTING SO HEAVY.

STOP COMPLAINING.

SORRY.

YOU ARE LUCKIER THAN A LOT OF GIRLS.

YOUR MOM HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE.

BUT I STILL HAVE TO WAKE UP

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

WHEN SHE STARTS CRYING.

I HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE.

YEAH... I STILL LOVE HER.

( girls talking to baby )

IS IT REALLY HORRIBLE, BEING PREGNANT?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I GOT SOME REALLY RUDE COMMENTS!

REMEMBER HOW THE P.T.A. THREW ME OUT OF SCHOOL?

I FELT LIKE AN OUTCAST.

I WAS LUCKY MY MOM WAS SO GOOD.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

BYE, GUYS.

SEE YOU LATER.

WHAT KIND OF QUESTION WAS THAT?

YOU KNOW SHE HAD A HARD TIME.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO REMIND HER ABOUT IT?

I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

OKAY, WHO CAN TELL ME ABOUT RALPH?

WHAT ABOUT PIGGY?

BASED ON THE FIRST CHAPTER

WHAT SORT OF A PERSON IS HE?

WHICH ONE OF THE TWO IS MORE POPULAR WITH HIS PEERS?

ALL RIGHT, WHO HAS DONE THE READING?

WHO HAS READ THE FIRST CHAPTER?

AND NO ONE HAS ANY COMMENTS?

OKAY, FINE.

OVER TO YOU.

I WANT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CLASS

SO... LET'S DISCUSS SOMETHING ELSE.

NUCLEAR WAR...

AIDS...

THE WORLD SERIES?

WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

COME ON, I WANT SOME LIFE IN HERE.

YES?

WHAT ABOUT ABORTION?

THAT'S A HOT TOPIC.

IT'S IN THE NEWS A LOT THESE DAYS.

PROTESTERS ARE ON GERRARD ST. THIS VERY MINUTE.

WHO HAS AN OPINION?

Heather: ABORTION'S WRONG.

IT'S LIKE MURDER.

Lucy: IT IS NOT!

PLEASE, RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN BORN YET, SO HOW CAN IT BE LIKE MURDER?

IT'S NO MORE A BABY THAN AN ACORN IS AN OAK TREE.

WHAT'S A TREE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

IT'S A LITTLE PERSON.

WHAT ABOUT THE BABY'S RIGHTS?

ONCE AGAIN, IT'S NOT A BABY.

IT CAN'T TALK OR THINK.

IT CAN'T EVEN FEEL.

IN OUR CHURCH, IT'S WRONG.

WHAT RIGHT DOES ANY CHURCH HAVE

TO SAY WHAT A WOMAN CAN AND CAN'T DO

WITH HER OWN BODY?

AND WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF THE WOMAN?

Boy: WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN?

IF THE BABIES LIVED, THEY COULD ADOPT THEM.

SO WOMEN ARE BABY FACTORIES WITHOUT RIGHTS?

WHAT IF THE WOMAN DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE THE BABY?

MAYBE SHE WAS RAPED.

IS IT RIGHT TO FORCE HER TO KEEP THE FETUS?

I MEAN, YOU'RE DENYING HER CHOICE!

YOU HAD A BABY, TELL HER.

JUST BECAUSE I HAD EMMA

DOESN'T MEAN I KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT.

Snake: IF HAVING A BABY MIGHT KILL THE MOTHER

ISN'T IT BETTER THAN BOTH OF THEM DYING?

ISN'T IT DANGEROUS?

YEAH, WE KNOW A WOMAN WHO HAD AN ABORTION--

NOW SHE CAN'T HAVE KIDS.

DONE PROPERLY, AN ABORTION IS SAFER THAN HAVING A BABY.

YEAH, USING ABORTION FOR BIRTH CONTROL--

"OOPS, I'M PREGNANT."

TALK ABOUT KILLERS.

L.D.: HOW CAN YOU HAVE SO MUCH COMPASSION

FOR SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN BORN YET?

( everyone talking )

OKAY, PEOPLE, SETTLE DOWN.

SOME PEOPLE THINK LIFE STARTS WHEN THE CHILD IS CONCEIVED.

THEY SAY IT PRODUCES BLOOD AT ABOUT 20 DAYS

AND THERE'S A HEARTBEAT AROUND 24 DAYS.

THAT'S AT LEAST PARTLY HUMAN.

I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT TO KILL IT.

( everyone talking at once )

PEOPLE, PLEASE CALM DOWN.

IF ABORTION WAS AGAINST THE LAW

PEOPLE WOULDN'T HAVE SO MANY.

( everyone talking )

( bell rings )

Walfish: THAT'S THE KIND OF DISCUSSION I WANT IN THIS CLASS.

IT'S ALSO AN ISSUE I HOPE NONE OF YOU HAVE TO CONFRONT.

BUT PLEASE, NEXT TIME CAN WE FOCUS

ON LORD OF THE FLIES, CHAPTERS ONE AND TWO?

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

ENJOY YOUR LUNCH.

L.D.: I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S SO CLOSED-MINDED.

AT LEAST I'M NOT PRO-ABORTION.

WE'RE NOT PRO-ABORTION.

NOBODY'S PRO-ABORTION.

WE'RE PRO-CHOICE.

PRO-CHOICE...

ERICA!

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?

YOU STARTED IT.

I KNOW.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I GOT SOME STUFF TO DO.

Man on loudspeaker: Attention, we're still having problems with parking.

Any unauthorized vehicles found in the parking lot

will be towed at the owner's expense.

WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING IN A COMMERCIAL?

IT WAS KIND OF BORING.

THEY DID, LIKE, 30 TAKES.

Girl: DID YOU HAVE TO WEAR MAKEUP?

YEAH, I HAD ZITS FOR DAYS AFTERWARDS.

Alexa: I'VE LOST HIM, I KNOW IT.

I CAN'T COMPETE WITH GLAMOROUS OLDER WOMEN.

THEY'RE NOT THAT GLAMOROUS.

NO, I'VE DECIDED-- I WON'T BE AN ANCHOR.

I'M GIVING HIM HIS FREEDOM.

Michelle: ALEXA, WAIT.

HERE, YOUR RING.

WHAT?

I'M GIVING YOU YOUR FREEDOM.

ALEXA!

ALEXA, WAIT!

HELLO.

HI.

ARE YOU GOING IN THERE?

DON'T DO IT!

DON'T GO IN THERE.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

YES, HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I'M 16.

SIXTEEN!

PLEASE, LISTEN TO US.

WE ONLY WANT TO HELP.

IF THIS BUILDING WAS HERE 16 YEARS AGO

YOU MIGHT NOT BE HERE.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN YOUR BABY?

LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THIS IS YOUR BABY.

DON'T.

JUST LIKE A PERFECT TINY HUMAN BEING.

DON'T!

CAN YOU REALLY KILL YOUR BABY?

COME ON UP, COME HERE.

DON'T TOUCH ME!

All: LET US HELP YOU, DON'T GO IN THERE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

ARE THEY ALWAYS OUT THERE?

SOMETIMES.

WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY'LL SHOW UP.

LET ME TAKE YOUR COAT.

I'D RATHER KEEP IT.

FINE, SUIT YOURSELF.

UM...

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT ABORTION.

( bell rings )

Teacher: OKAY, CLASS IS DISMISSED.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS.

WHY? IT'S EASY.

IT'S JUST LOGIC.

ALL YOU DO IS TURN IT ON AND OFF.

HI, CAITLIN.

HI.

I'M CLAUDE, BY THE WAY.

I'M CAITLIN.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

OKAY, BYE.

BYE.

CAITLIN, HE LIKES YOU.

MR. WOZNIAK IS GREAT.

HE REALLY UNDERSTANDS COMPUTERS.

AREN'T YOU COMING TO THE MALL?

OH, SORRY, I CAN'T.

I WANT TO GO SPEAK TO MY MOM

ABOUT GETTING ME A COMPUTER.

"I WANT TO SPEAK TO MY MOM ABOUT GETTING A COMPUTER!"

WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS?

BEING RICH HAS MADE YOU TURN INTO A JERK.

Woman: Any seniors with an A average who wish to become a tutor

please see Miss Avery in the reserve section.

LET ME TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

THE DOCTOR WILL DILATE, WHICH MEANS WIDEN, YOUR CERVIX.

THEN SHE'LL USE A LONG PLASTIC INSERTION

TO LOOSEN THE LINING OF YOUR UTERUS.

WHEN IT'S READY, SHE'LL INSERT A VACUUM ASPIRATOR.

WILL IT HURT?

NOT MUCH MORE THAN BAD CRAMPS.

IF THERE'S PAIN, WE CAN GIVE YOU MEDICATION.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?

THE PROCEDURE TAKES A FEW MINUTES

BUT THE DOCTOR WILL WANT TO TALK TO YOU FIRST.

AFTERWARDS YOU'LL REST IN THE RECOVERY ROOM.

YOU MIGHT FEEL A LITTLE SHAKY

BUT IN A HALF AN HOUR YOU'LL FEEL FINE.

WE THAT RECOMMEND THAT SOMEONE COMES WITH YOU.

AFTER THE ABORTION, YOU MIGHT BE WOOZY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU HOME.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

IF I HAVE THE ABORTION, WILL I BE DIFFERENT?

NOT PHYSICALLY.

IF YOU GO THROUGH WITH THE PROCEDURE

AND YOU NEED TO TALK AFTERWARDS

WE'RE ALWAYS HERE.

CAN I STILL HAVE KIDS?

OF COURSE YOU CAN.

YOU'RE YOUNG AND HEALTHY AND YOU'RE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER

SO THAT DANGER IS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT.

WE WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE

WITH YOUR FEELINGS AND OPTIONS

AND WE'D PREFER IT IF YOU'D TALK TO YOUR PARENTS.

BUT IT'S YOUR DECISION.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE NAME AND NUMBER

OF ANOTHER COUNSELOR YOU CAN GO TALK TO.

IF YOU DON'T CALL HER, THAT'S OKAY.

BUT IF YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR MIND

THEN YOU'LL HAVE THIS.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS A VERY BIG DECISION FOR YOU

SO DO TAKE SOME TIME TO THINK THINGS OVER.

Man: Although yesterday's assembly was a success...

I DEFINITELY MISS JUNIOR HIGH.

YEAH, ME TOO.

MY MOM'S GOING TO KILL ME.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE RADITCH.

LOTS OF PEOPLE SOUND LIKE RADITCH.

SO, JOEY'S NEXT TO BE INITIATED.

I WONDER WHAT THEY'LL DO.

PROBABLY MAKE HIM TAKE OFF HIS CLOTHES

AND RUN THROUGH ASSEMBLY.

OR... DUNK HIS HEAD IN THE TOILET.

THERE ARE MANY POSSIBILITIES.

I ACTUALLY HEARD OF A GUY

WHO HAD TO EAT LIVE WORMS.

GO AHEAD AND JOKE.

I'M NOT SCARED.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE NO ONE'S GOING TINITIATE JOEY JEREMIAH.

NO ONE.

SO BRAVE, AND YET SO DOOMED.

Man: Students are reminded that initiation is forbidden.

Any new student wishing to register a complaint

is encouraged to come to the school office.

Thank you.

THERE'S JEREMIAH.

( giggling )

WHEN YOU GOT TO GO, YOU GOT TO GO.

YEAH.

Heather: WHERE WERE YOU?

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE-- YOU MISSED THREE CLASSES.

I WAS AT THE MALL.

I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN YOU'RE LYING.

ERICA, WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS BEFORE.

YOU PROMISE YOU WON'T TELL, EVER?

OF COURSE.

I'M PREGNANT.

BUT THE TESTS...

I LIED ABOUT THE SECOND

AND I HAD ANOTHER ONE DONE AT THE CLINIC.

I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE AN ABORTION

AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

BUT YOU CAN'T!

I HAVE TO.

I CAN'T LOOK AFTER A BABY.

I'M JUST A KID.

THEN PUT IT UP FOR ADOPTION.

NO!

IF I LET IT BE BORN, IT'S MINE.

IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.

I CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY.

BUT IT'S JASON'S, TOO.

JASON'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE IN LOVE OR ANYTHING.

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL MOM AND DAD.

THEY WON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.

I'LL PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY SUMMER MONEY.

THEY HAVE TO KNOW.

NO THEY DON'T.

AND YOU WON'T TELL THEM, YOU PROMISED.

BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO HAVE KIDS?

YES, I WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN...

WHEN I'M OLDER...

WHEN I'M MARRIED...

WHEN I CAN LOVE THEM AND TREAT THEM RIGHT.

NOT NOW.

SO YOU'D KILL IT?

DON'T SAY THAT!

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I KNOW THAT ABORTION IS WRONG.

MAYBE IT IS, BUT I DON'T CARE.

I JUST WANT IT OVER AND GONE AND FINISHED.

AND I REALLY WANT YOU TO COME WITH ME.

NO.

PLEASE, WE'RE SISTERS, REMEMBER?

ALWAYS THERE FOR EACH OTHER, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

NO!

PLEASE!

THERE'S PROTESTERS OUTSIDE I HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

I'M TOO SCARED TO GO ALONE.

PLEASE!

I... I JUST CAN'T!

OH, GOD!

Woman: Welcome to another day at Degrassi High.

The choir is having its first rehearsal tonight

at 7:00 p.m. in the music room.

Come on out and join the fun.

Simon: ALEXA, WAIT.

STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU CREEP.

WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE?

THOSE GIRLS DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.

THEY JUST THINK I'M NEAT BECAUSE I'M ON TV ADS

AND ON POSTERS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU'RE THE ONE I LIKE.

YOU MEAN IT?

THOSE GIRLS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU?

YEAH, I MEAN, LIKE, NO...

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

OH, SIMON.

YOU'RE SO FORCEFUL.

Man: An absolute final warning:

any students involved in initiating

or even being itiated

will be dealt with in the strictest manner.

Dwayne: YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING US.

WHAT? NO WAY!

WHY WOULD I DO A THING LIKE A THAT?

LISTEN, I'D LOVE TO STAY AND CHAT

BUT I REALLY HAVE TO GO TO CLASS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE.

( bell rings )

Walfish: WELCOME TO THE FINAL, AND I HOPE THE BEST, CLASS OF THE WEEK.

HI, GUYS.

I ASSUME YOU'VE ALL DONE THE READING

SO WE CAN DISCUSS CHAPTER FIVE?

THANK YOU.

I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE LEADERSHIP STRUGGLE

BETWEEN RALPH AND JACK.

YOU REMEMBER WHEN ONE OF THE LITTLE ONES

IS GETTING WORRIED, AND HE ASKS JACK

"BUT SUPPOSE THEY DON'T MAKE SENSE OUT HERE ON THE ISLAND.

"SUPPOSE THINGS ARE WATCHING US AND WAITING.

WHO ARE THEY TURNING TO?"

COME ON, LET'S GO.

COME ON GUYS, I'LL SCRAPE MY NOSE.

OH, POOR BABY.

THINK OF ALL THE SHOES THAT WALKED HERE.

THROUGH DOGGIE DOO, MUD, CAFETERIA FOOD...

Joey: COME ON, IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE.

IF I SCRAPE MY NOSE AND IT GETS INFECTED, IT'S YOUR FAULT.

I'M NOT KIDDING, MAN, NO MERCY WHATSOEVER.

MY MOM'S A LAWYER, YOU KNOW.

MY DAD'S A COP.

( clears throat )

MR. RADITCH?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M YOUR NEW VICE-PRINCIPAL.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

WE BOTH ENDED UP AT THE SAME SCHOOL.

WE SHOULD GO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT.

BUT YOU TEACH JUNIOR HIGH!

I USED TO TEACH JUNIOR HIGH.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT AMBITION, A LITTLE HARD WORK

AND A FEW GOOD NIGHT COURSES WILL DO FOR YOU.

Walfish: WE'VE LOOKED AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RALPH, JACK AND PIGGY.

( bell rings )

OKAY, LUNCHTIME.

FOR NEXT CLASS, AS YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS

PLEASE READ CHAPTERS SIX AND SEVEN.

AND THAT WAS MUCH BETTER TODAY, REALLY.

SPIKE?

HI.

HI.

CAN I TALK TO YOU A SEC?

SURE.

COME HERE.

WHEN YOU WERE PREGNANT WITH EMMA

DID YOU EVER THINK OF HAVING AN ABORTION?

YEAH.

YOU DIDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS WRONG.

YES.

I KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S HAVING AN ABORTION.

I'VE TRIED TO TALK HER OUT OF IT

BUT SHE JUST WON'T LISTEN.

COULD YOU TRY?

SHE MIGHT LISTEN TO YOU, YOU'RE A MOM.

OH, RIGHT, SO I'M AN EXPERT.

HAVING AN ABORTION WAS WRONG FOR ME.

MAYBE SHE FEELS IT'S RIGHT FOR HER.

BUT YOU JUST SAID IT WAS WRONG.

FOR ME-- BUT THAT WAS MY CHOICE.

BUT SHE'S CHOOSING SOMETHING WRONG.

MAYBE, AND MAYBE NOT.

I MEAN, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HIGH IDEALS AND STUFF.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT SITUATION

RIGHT AND WRONG, THEY CAN GET REALLY COMPLICATED.

Woman: ABORTION IS MURDER!

Woman: STOP THE SLAUGHTER!

STOP THE KILLING!

Man: STOP THE BABY KILLING!

Man: WE CAN'T LET THIS CONTINUE!

Man: ABORTION IS MURDER!

Woman: HELP THE HELPLESS!

Woman; ABORTION IS MURDER!

Heather: ERICA!

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE BABY?

YEAH.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS REALLY WRONG...

BUT YOU'RE MY SISTER AND I CAN'T LET YOU GO ALONE.

THANK YOU.

READY?

NEVER.

( protesters chanting )

LET'S GO.

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