All language subtitles for The Principal s01e01

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Hi. Matt Bashir.

Ah! Ursula Bright. Deputy principal.

I was beginning to wonder if you'd show.

Oh, look, I'm in the middle of a
funding grant submission for a PSFG,

which is due today, so I'm afraid
I'm still clearing the desk.

No, that's OK. I don't really
use my office too much anyway.

Are you serious, man? Are you
serious where you're walking?

- Walk around!
- Go fuck yourself, man.

Which one of you animals did this, huh?

- Oh, yeah, you're a smart-arse, eh?
- Your meat tastes like shit.

- You're animals! You're all animals!
- Your mum's an animal.

Morning. Morning.

Morning.

Morning.

Morning.

What the fuck are you looking at, Tarek?

Looking at your ugly head.

Morning.

Yep. Morning.

Morning.

- Morning.
- Who the fuck are you?

- Your new principal.
- Yeah.

Morning.

Good morning.

Morning, boys.

Morning.

I'm so sick of hearing kids telling
me that where they've come from...

I don't... I don't care. I don't care.

Seriously, mate, seriously...

Hi. I'm Matt Bashir, the new principal.

It's great to be here.

Guys! Guys!

- He's gotta go.
- Shh.

New principal.

Nice tie.

Thanks.

Hi.

Uh... in case you haven't already heard,

I was teaching history
and was deputy principal

at Greystone and Lakehurst Girls.

Actually, once upon a time I
was a student here at Boxdale.

Mr Palgan here taught me maths.

I'm a sucker for a challenge.

I must be, right?

Otherwise, why would I risk having
a gun put to my head by a student,

like the last principal?

This place is a war zone.

Student numbers are at an all-time low.

Results are way below the state average,

and the department has been
gunning to close this place down.

So they send us a wanker in a suit.

But instead, they took a
risk and they hired me,

a fledgling principal and
self-confessed workaholic.

This is our last chance
to turn this place around.

If we want kids to change, we've got
to catch them doing the right thing.

We've got to spot problems
before they happen.

And we have to build relationships

with their families and the community.

I am looking forward to
getting to know you all

and to making that happen.

You know what I'm looking
forward to, Matt?

- Can I call you Matt?
- Sure.

I'm looking forward to the day they
stop throwing new principals at us,

pretending it's gonna fix the problem.

If they can't fix a doorknob
that's been busted for 18 months,

how are they gonna fix this place?

Seriously? They don't have a bloody clue.

You're right.

They probably don't. But I do.

YOU do?

I grew up less than 10 minutes away
from here. I went to this school.

Now, it might have one of the
worst reputations in the state,

but it's all that these kids have,
it's all this community has.

- You give me two weeks.
- To save the school.

To make a difference.

Mr Bashir, welcome aboard. I'm Val.

- Val.
- Rina.

And this is Hafa Habeb,
our relief maths teacher.

- Mr Bashir, pleased to meet you.
- Likewise.

These are the bushfires
you're putting out today.

The local butcher reckons one of the kids

smashed his shop window this morning,

WorkCover claim over a cut finger

and the canteen owner wants compensation

for loss of income during Ramadan.

Hey, Rina.

Hmm.

Nothing else to say?

Just that he's got it in
for us cos we're Muslim.

I never busted his window.

Alright, off you go. Get back to class.

Hi. I'm Matt Bashir, the new principal.

I'm the youth liaison
officer, Kellie Norton.

Do you have permission
to interview these kids?

Well, they're not formal interviews,
but I spoke to Ursula Bright.

Is it about the butcher's window?

Yeah.

You going to do anything
about shit bags like him?

Well, first I'd find out
if there's more to him

than being just a shit bag.

You want to waste your time, go ahead.

- Did he say that he did it?
- Of course not.

Hey, no offence, but the
last sucker they sent

ended up in the funny farm.

You don't get a reality check,
you might be joining him.

Hey, Kellie.

Maybe lose the gun, the cuffs, the
squad car with the flashing lights,

you might have better luck
these boys talking to you

if you didn't look like the enemy, hm?

It's turning into shit,
sir. It's too thin.

- OK, so just...
- The sauce.

.. four careful swipes
each side at 45 degrees...

- Sir! - .. is all you're gonna
need to get a good result.

Sir, it's not thickening,
sir. It's not thickening.

The sauce is supposed
to thicken. What, man?!

So if you see a chef doing that,

or, you know, going like
this, yeah, what's he doing?

- He's showing off.
- Yeah.

- Having a wank, sir.
- Exactly.

But don't tell him that, otherwise
you're gonna lose your job.

Hey, don't turn it up, you dumb fuck!

Tarek! Enough with the language.

He's fucking with my sauce, sir.

Alright, let me have a look.

Tarek, buddy, look, mate, that is fine.

That's going to thicken.
You'll know when it's OK.

Yeah, I can't taste anything,
sir. I'm fasting, sir.

Well, use your other
senses, alright? Your eyes.

Look at the consistency,
alright? Your smell.

- Your touch.
- Yeah, touch, but don't suck, yeah?

Fuck off, Bilal, or I'll put
your head through the window.

Tarek! Tarek, mate,
you're hungry, we get it.

You're not the only one fasting here.

There's at least five others in this room.

The other faggots have been eating, sir.

Alright, whatever. Just put
your phone away, can you, please?

Yeah, he's calling a
Campsie home delivery.

Tarek! Put the phone away. Now!

OK, page 20 outlines the
events that led to the uprising.

Sir, it's not even uploading.

Terry...

.. you're still not on
version 2.4, I hope.

Look, if it's a bit more than
medium rare, that's fine.

I'm not going to chop
your finger off for it.

Too much paperwork involved.

Kenny doesn't get jokes,
sir. They go over his head.

Alright, whatever. Look, that's
looking good, Bilal. Well done.

Alright, Tarek, you can give that to me.

Just gotta finish this.

Give it to me now or it's
going to become mine.

Wait.

So, question for last night's homework --

does anyone have the answer?

- Farid?
- Uh... don't know, sir.

Stand up.

- What are you?
- An idiot.

- I can't hear you!
- An idiot, sir.

- Sit down.
- Did you see that, boys?

- Don't give me that crap!
- You're in trouble, sir.

- BIG fuckin' trouble.
- I didn't hit you, OK?

I went for your phone and then
you tucked it away from me.

Oi, he hit me. These boys are witnesses.

It smells pretty good
in here. What's cooking?

Did you hear what I said? He touched me.

I'm sorry, you are...?

Tarek Ahmad.

- What are you cooking, Tarek?
- Some gay shit.

Steak with... What's... what's the sauce?

Bearnaise.

Looks pretty good. What do you think? Hmm?

Yeah, it's... it's fine.

- But that's not the issue here.
- Do you mind?

No, no, no, no, no, no. Not like that.

Hmm.

Now... that is good.

Mmm.

Come on, let's go for a chat.

- But I didn't do nothing.
- Well, let's go and chat anyway.

What for?

Cos I wanna get the recipe.

- Come on. Something's burning.
- Bilal! Get back.

You were pretty upset up there.

Yeah, well, I told you. He hit me.

That's very serious.

Did he actually hit you?

He touched me, grabbed me, whatever.

- Why?
- Ask him.

I'm asking you.

He tried to take my phone. I don't know.

- Why would he do that?
- Maybe his was stuffed.

Maybe he wanted to see who
I'm texting cos he's a faggot.

Maybe he wanted you to
concentrate on what you're doing

because you're good at it.

Have you thought about what you
want to do when you leave school?

Centrelink. Join a gang.

I would have thought someone like you
would aim a bit higher than that.

You're good at food tech.

What was the special ingredient you
put in the bearnaise sauce, hmm?

And don't tell me that you
didn't, because I can cook too

and I know there was something in there.

Lemon juice.

That's probably why it wasn't thickening.

Which is maybe why you gave
up and started texting?

Hmm? Maybe you thought if
you'd stuffed up the sauce,

if it wasn't perfect,
it wasn't good enough?

No-one is perfect, OK?

Don't let that become your excuse.

Now, there's a work experience opportunity

that's come up at a
restaurant called Bon Gusto.

- Are you interested?
- Sir wouldn't let me.

Well, there's this thing
called an apology,

and when it's genuine,
it can make a difference.

- What have you done?
- Nothing.

Sir hit me and he came in and...

Yeah, you know the rules.
Three strikes and you're out.

- I didn't get sent...
- It won't wash, mate.

Mr Bashir may be new to the
school but he's not stupid.

Tarek, you go back to class.
I'll catch up with you later.

Don't do that.

Sorry, but he's in the amber
zone. Immediate expulsion.

- Amber zone?
- Yeah.

- We have an established system of behaviour
management which... - Which isn't working.

That kid does not need
the goalposts changed.

I was trying to work
out what he DOES need.

And our teachers don't deserve
the sort of crap he dishes out.

n't.

Sorry to interrupt,

but the butcher's just dumped
a cow's head in the foyer.

Mr Matthew Bashir!

Huh. Your mum told me you got
a job at the school, but...

Yeah, I'm the new principal.

It was a bit intense on the first day

having a cow's head dumped on my doorstep.

Matt, I've had enough, you know that?

This is my fourth window this year.

Alright, the cops don't care,
the school doesn't care,

the kids do graffiti all over the wall.

You know, they throw
rubbish all over the floor.

They block my footpath so
my customers can't come in.

They're scumbags. And look at what
they turn out to be. Look at 'em.

Look at 'em. Look at 'em,
how they just watch us.

Why don't you come along to the next P&C
meeting and maybe we can sort this out?

Do I look like a P&C kinda guy?

You'll be president in no time.

Hey how's your mum?

She's good. Thanks for asking. She's good.

She got aches and pains and stuff
like that, but she's good, you know?

- How's your mum, alright?
- All good.

She's a good cook.

It's not like it was around here.

It's changed.

I'm off.

TF. A board meeting.

Ok. Goodnight.

- No! - Just give him the
chips. What's it to you?

- I told you I'm gonna eat 'em later.
- It's bullshit.

It's cos he's Shiite.

Hey, she can't stop him buying stuff.

It's a sin for me to serve you food.

Oi, you can't eat 'em now.

Karim, five hours.

Remember what Mum said?

If you're strong enough
to get through Ramadan,

you're strong enough
to get through anything.

That's it, boys. Keep it moving.

Oi, watch yourself, mate.

Sisi.

C12 is that way.

Sir, Scripture's not on.

Well, then, you'll be in the study room.

Matt! Matt!

Um... thanks for helping
me out the other day.

Um... do I have to fill out
one of those incident reports?

No. No, Tarek calmed down pretty quickly.

- OK.
- He's fine. How about you?

Yeah, yeah, I'm good, I'm good.

I'm, um... Actually, I'm, um...

I'm not good.

I, um...

I'm just... I shouldn't have
grabbed his phone, alright?

- I lost it.
- He's OK.

Um... yeah, I'm just not keeping up.

You know, it's my first
year out of teachers' college

and, you know, all this paperwork...

I'm afraid if I don't tick the right
boxes, or if I forget to record something

then I'll risk losing my accreditation.

And then the scheduling.

I mean, half the time, Ursula's
got me teaching in a computer lab.

I mean, you can't cook on a computer...

Ursula.

We have information that Karim
Ahmad's been selling drugs

here at school.

I think we have grounds
to search his locker.

- Where did you get this information?
- A student.

I don't think we should be searching
a student's locker based on hearsay.

Rumour has it the Ahmad brothers
have links with a local gang.

Well, let's see if he'll open it for us.

Those dogs should get
their facts straight.

Thanks, Karim.

- Val?
- Mr Bashir?

Bomb threat.

Miss, my mother wants me
to go home. She's panicking.

No, no, no, no...

We called you guys half an hour ago.

Well, it's the second
bomb scare in three weeks.

Any idea who made the call?
They used a fake Chinese accent.

It could have been anybody,
inside or outside the school.

Well, we'll need a list
of anyone on detention

or anyone who's been
suspended or expelled.

- The police need information.
- Yeah, we gave them a head count.

Look, if I don't get this
submission to the PSFG by five,

- Beechley Park will get our ESL...
- Is anybody missing?!

Uh... one Year 9 and two Year
10s. Trevor, is there anyone else?

Ah, yeah, George can't find Tarek.

Oh, there's your culprit. Just a hunch.

If you expect the worst of a kid,
that's what you're going to get.

I told you, someone pinched
the phone out of my bag.

Tell you what, mate, you need to
brush up on your Chinese accent.

.. made a bomb threat.

He has nothing to do with this.

Mum, stay out of it!

- Well done. Have you taught him?
- Mm, his father was killed in Syria.

- It's been tough.
- I'll be back in 10.

Tarek!

Tarek!

- Tarek, wait.
- Tarek!

You see I have no control over him. None.

We've got to get this sorted, Mr Ahmad.

If it happens again, you're
going to be asked to pay damages.

Mr Ahmad...

His mother was a good
woman, but she spoiled him.

In the camps outside Syria,
they kept Tarek with her,

and his older brother, he came with me.

Karim is different. He will see reason.

But Tarek, he is lost to me.

No, he isn't. He has a talent for cooking.

- Did you know that?
- What is his punishment?

I cannot watch him. I must work.

It'll be an in-school suspension.

He isn't lost to you.

In-school suspension? That kid
will be dead before he's 20.

You give up on him and, yeah, he will be.

- You alright?
- Yeah.

Sit down with Karim and eat.

- Good?
- Mm.

So you will both come to
the mosque for Tarawih.

This new principal, Mr Bashir...

.. he says your brother is a good cook.

- Yeah?
- Is this true?

I think this is true.

One new message.

Mattie?

It's your mother.

Can you call me tonight?

End of final message.

Yeah? Did you like it?

The stifado? Beautiful.

Delicious.

I'll bring some more around next week.

Why don't you drop it to me here at home?

I'll bring it to the shop, Mum.

Oh, Mattie, please, come see your father.

He's not well.

- How was knitting club?
- Oh good, yes.

Oh, and you wouldn't believe,

I saw Claire.

I bumped into her near that
Asian grocery on Renleagh Street.

She said she'd been in Singapore
for six months with work.

She looks different.

Her hair is short, you know?

Like it was when you first met.

You there? Mattie?

Who's this one here, dragging his heels?

Farid.

Farid. Welcome.

Shitbox car you got there, Ahmad.

- Fuck off, Parata.
- Better than your fuckin' bomb.

What about Sisi? What's his story?

His brother was killed in a
drive-by shooting a few years ago.

Some drug gang called the Sons of Hazul

were supposed to have been behind it.

Both fuckin' dogs.

Morning.

Guys, can I just have your
attention for a minute, please?

Thanks. You know, I came to
this school with some big ideas,

and they're proving harder
than what I thought.

These kids don't care.

They have no pride in their school,

no respect for other people.

And I went home wondering,

maybe the department was right

to consider tossing this
place on the scrap heap.

They weren't.

Because every single one of
these kids is worth something,

and every one of them deserves a chance.

Now, this is where I need
your help, and I won't get it

if you're weighed down
in mountains of paperwork

and endless meetings and admin.

So I'm making some changes

that are designed to help teachers
do what they're trained to do,

and that's teach -- inspire kids to learn.

Now, the first of these changes
is to cancel this morning meeting.

- You can't cancel morning muster.
- Well, I just did.

People won't have a clue what's going on.

You and I can still meet, and if there's
anything important we can pass it on.

How do you propose we pay
Rina the extra 2.5 days

to help the teachers with their paperwork?

The department has allocated
some funds via the DSF scheme.

I am endlessly writing to ministers,

lobbying moronic bureaucrats
for a few measly dollars,

and you swan in here with
your dick and your Lebo mates

like you own the place.

He's Egyptian, actually.

- What? - Dino Abbadelli,
with the department.

You know, I was willing
to give you a chance.

But I've seen enough to know
that when this all turns to shit,

you'll find yourself a
comfortable transfer

and these kids will be left
with even less than bugger-all.

Well, it still isn't clear
why you called the bomb scare.

To get out of this dump.

You don't need a bomb scare to do that.

You can nick off any time you want.

When you lose someone,

it leaves a hole.

And nothing is ever the same.

You can cause all the
chaos you want in school.

It's not going to make
that hole disappear.

So what's important, hmm?
Who cares about Tarek?

Who's got your back?

I don't know.

My brother. My boys.

Yeah, and what do you do for them?

The same.

Well, that's where you
can make a difference.

The bonds that you share with people here,

the stronger they are, the easier
it's going to make that hole to bear.

Thanks.

I don't know what you said to the butcher,

but he seems to have calmed down.

I want the shopkeepers onside.

I want everyone I can get involved
in turning this place around,

cops included.

Hey, what I said the other
day, I probably shouldn't have.

I took this job because
I wanted to do something

to try to keep these kids out of
jail, but it's tough, you know?

It is. You lost the
bells and whistles, eh?

Looking good.

Actually, I feel a bit
naked, I've gotta say.

There's nothing wrong
with naked. Naked's good.

So, uh... I'm organising a community
meeting and I need some help.

- Can I count you in?
- Sure.

Hey, I was thinking, I do
a bit of amateur boxing...

- You box? - Yeah. It
helps me sort my head out.

Anyway, I was thinking I could ask
some of the blokes down at the gym

to help mentor some of
the more troubled kids.

Well, why don't you do it?

They're not going to take
lessons from a woman.

Well, they'll have to get over it, otherwise
they're not going to learn to box.

When do you want to start?

Wednesday, two o'clock?

I might have to talk a few of the
candidates into skipping class

to attend.

- That'll be a challenge.
- Alright.

2pm Wednesday. Done.

Thank you.

Oh, I meant to ask, have you
scheduled the next P&C meeting?

- Um...
- 6:30 Thursday.

But no-one ever goes.

Morning.

Morning.

Morning.

Morning. Hey, thanks.

Maybe later. Maybe later.

Dave.

- What's this?
- P&C meeting at the high school.

I was hoping some of you
guys could come along.

- Isn't this your job?
- 'Liaison' means 'link'.

I'm the link between you guys and
what's going on at the school.

No offence, I'd rather
stick pins in my eyes.

Fuckin' detectives.

- Dino.
- You're a hard man to catch.

Sorry, I should have warned you,

I don't really spend too
much time in my office.

I had a chat with your deputy earlier.

You have a couple of dramas
out your way already, I hear.

Yeah, you could say that.

Just don't go over the top, mate, OK?

The staff are concerned...

Dino, you told me that
I was the boss on this.

We put you in there, Matt, because
you can think outside the square,

and we have every confidence in you, OK?

But given there's been a complaint

about your appointment receiving
preferential treatment, you need...

- Ursula?
- But you didn't hear it from me.

- No way. I'm not skipping, Miss.
- It's called jumprope.

I thought we were boxing.

We're training first.

- Not with you.
- Afraid so.

- I'm not hitting a woman, Miss.
- Don't worry, you won't get a chance.

Alright, we need to test your stamina.

So start off with your elbows,
your knees and your ankles bent.

Keep it low to the ground, light and fast.

And if you want to get fancy, you
can try some crisscross, yeah?

Alright, it's your turn, go.

Come on, if you want to get in the ring

you need speed and stamina and strength.

Get jumping. Go.

Start off with some doubles, if you like.

One, two. One, two. One, two. One, two.

That's it.

Andy, nice. One, two.

Good.

That's it.

- Do you shave your legs?
- They're waxed.

All the Mozzies do it.

Alright, come on, hairy legs.

Show him his waxing's
not making him faster.

That's it.

Nice one, guys. Remember light
and fast, low to the ground.

Alright, speed it up now.
See how fast you can go.

Come on.

Have a good evening. See you tomorrow.

Hello? Yeah, brother. I'm
leaving school now, yeah?

Give me 10 minutes.

Yeah, alright. I told
you I would, didn't I?

- Where is it? The necklace?
- Hold on. Get out.

- Karim, where is it?
- Get out, yola.

Tell Dad I'm going to be home after, yeah?

Yeah, alright, mate.

I was with Marcus, working on his bike.

You should hear it, man.

It's purring.

Have you seen Mum's necklace?

- It's not in the car.
- Are you sure?

Sisi's girlfriend. I seen her wearing it.

He pissed off at lunch to get Manoush.

He stole it and then gave it to her.

Wait.

Nowhere.

I said, wait.

Matt here.

Fireys put it out after a call
from a bloke up the street.

- Did he see anything?
- Nuh.

Fingerprints will be hard to find.

Any idea whose car it is?

It's trashed, bro. It's gone.

Yeah, it's Z...

- Fuckin' hell, bro.
- No fuckin' way, man.

- Sisi...
- Oh, what the fuck?

Those fuckin' Ahmads, man. They
stole it and they trashed it.

Hey, Sisi, we don't
know who did it yet, OK?

They fucking did it!

Stop.

Hey, cuz. Yeah, come to school, G.

Sisi.

You're a fuckin' dead man, Ahmad,
and so's your fucking brother!

- Sisi, come here. I want
to talk to you. - Fuck you!

Boys! Boys, stop it!

Get out!

Let him go! Break it up!

- You're fuckin' dead, bro!
- Break it up! Break it up!

Get in here. Everyone in here now.

He didn't do it, sir. He was with me.

Yeah, cos you guys did it together.

- I was home all night. Ask my dad.
- As if they're gonna ask. He probably helped.

Hey, back off. We're going
to need an empty room.

Right, you lot in that room down there.

We didn't touch your
fuckin' heap of shit car.

Yes, well, somebody did and
now he's angry about it.

- Who's this?
- That's Sisi's cousin, Pig.

- Oh, great. Congratulations.
- Did you call him?

- Call the dogs off now.
- He's gonna pay for what he's done.

Hey, the car is gone! Oh, it
feels good, doesn't it, huh?

An eye for an eye, hmm? I
hurt you, you hurt me back?

Well, vengeance, it never stops.

It just goes back and forth
and it gets bigger and bigger

until it controls you.

Let me tell you something for free, right?

You, on your own, you're
not that important.

What's important is your
relationships with each other.

Now, you belong here.

You're not going to feel that

until you start looking
out for each other.

Now, you go out there
and you tell your cousin

you're gonna look after
your problems for yourself.

We finally managed to get
a decent PA for tonight.

Great. Thanks. And what
about the other translator?

Done.

Uh... you weren't thinking
the P&C meeting could go ahead

after today's incident, were you?

- Why not?
- Because the school's in lockdown.

There's police tape out
the front, for God's sake.

I posted notification on
the website cancelling it.

You cancelled?

You get on the website
and you uncancel it, OK?

And next time you're tempted to make a decision
like that without consulting me, don't.

A school doesn't exist in isolation,

it's part of a community.

And that community is you.

Teachers, parents, grandparents,

shopkeepers, council
workers, police officers.

All of you. Every single one of you.

How many parents or guardians
are afraid for their sons?

Of course. You want a
better life for your son,

but you're afraid because his
world is so different to yours.

So what do you fear the most?

Extremism.

Drugs. Gangs.

He doesn't do well at
school, he won't get a job.

Any fans of the Bulldogs here?

Go, the Dogs!

What if Pritchard ran out onto the
field in a green and red hoodie?

A uniform shows pride and commitment

to something that's
greater than ourselves.

It's only a small thing, but I
need your help to make that happen.

I'm not saying that these
changes will be easy.

But this school is in crisis.

Sitting on the fence is only
going to lead to one thing.

A sore arse.

Goodnight. Thank you.

You're a good man.

I've got a good feeling about you.

Thanks for coming.

- Hey, not a bad effort.
- Hey, thanks for your help.

I didn't know you went to school here.

Yeah. Yeah, I was one of those kids
that you would have called a shit bag.

I did win an award once,
though. Scripture.

- Bullshit.
- No, I got the trophy to prove it.

Well, you'll need it. We should celebrate.

How about a drink?

Ah, I'd love to, but it'll
have to be another time.

Drink? Yeah, I'm up for
it. Where are we going?

- Just...
- The local?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Morning, boys. Farid, nice tie.

Looking good. Well done.

Hey, ah, it's Frank. Good meeting
last night. Better watch out.

I might even join the P&C.

Dino here, mate. Don't you
ever answer your Skype?

You know what you are,
Bashir? You're scum.

I know what you're up to.

Go, the Dogs, sir.

You're late, mate. Hey, straight
to the bin with that, please.

Any reason you didn't tell me
that Karim was dealing drugs?

We searched his locker.
There was nothing found.

Still worth mentioning,
I would have thought.

Two years ago, a female student
made a complaint against him.

What was the complaint?

Anything happens to him, it's on you.

- Sisi. - I didn't
fucking touch his brother.

- He an enemy of your brother's?
- Yes.

- Do it.
- Hey, what the fuck, bro?

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