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Former staff reconnect with old Montefiore students who lack the support the school once provided; Cortez tests his luck with the law; Montreal makes strides forward.

The fate of Montefiore grows uncertain as CPS threatens to close the school; Coach Williams and Reverend Hood spread holiday cheer; students prepare for a special assembly.

With a love for dodgeball and Minnie Mouse, Iriel throws a temper tantrum that the staff can barely contain; Reverend Hood agrees to take Cortez to see his father in prison.

Montreal Spanky Almond, a young student bullied for his crippling speech impediment, finds a mentor; Crystal runs away from home, leaving everyone scared for her life.

Reverend Robin Hood, a local school council member, describes the years of systemic oppression and racism that led to the current volatile situation in the city of Chicago.

Doors open at Chicago's last therapeutic school and staff struggle to maintain order; Cortez and Crystal recite their record of violence before starting a fight on the school bus.