With the dreaded new school year right around the corner, the teachers get a surprise when Rod returns to Smoot a sober man; his new insufferable attitude forces the gang to do the unthinkable to get him back to his old self.

Shoemaker seeks emergency medical help from Abbey; Fairbell takes on a role assisting Cattie, Smoot's new principal; Loren is left alone in the dust.

Cattie hires a former Denver Bronco to be Smoot's new head football coach, and he appoints Loren as his assistant. But the new coach's methods don't sit well with Tammy and Shoemaker, who go to great lengths to fire him

Obsessed with the underground rap scene, Loren recruits Shoemaker and Fairbell to join his crew. Meanwhile, Abbey gets caught up in the local gang life, and Shoemaker and Rod butt heads over his relationship with Rod's mother.

After Abbey accidentally discovers Smoot's racist past, Cattie brings in Native American students to make-up for the bad publicity. Plus, Rod and Loren start a craft brewery on campus, but find that their success may be short-lived.

It's Principal Quinn's trial. Shoemaker, Abbey, Fairbell and Loren have been summoned to the witness stand. Meanwhile, Cattie enlists Leslie to communistically transform Smoot into a passable school for an incoming reporter.

Loren finally completes his novel, but the book's success goes to his head, forcing Shoemaker to become his 'agent.' However, when the novel sparks a hookup outbreak, Fairbell and Summer's abstinence class takes a dramatic turn.

After being appointed interim wrestling coach, Fairbell starts a beef with the rival school's coach, who Abbey has a crush on. Plus, Shoemaker takes testosterone, and Loren deals with a new girlfriend - and her two children.

When a former Smoot senior returns to school, Loren, Shoemaker and Fairbell get paranoid about being the victims of yet another senior prank. Meanwhile, Abbey begins to date a younger guy despite warnings from Tammy and Julie.

When the school bully begins picking on some of the teachers at Smoot High, the teachers exact a terrible (and stupid) revenge... and even the librarian gets in on the action!

Principal Quinn tasks the guys with helping a shy kid win the student election, but they do their jobs a little too well and unwittingly create a monster. Abbey and Quinn have a fight over Smoot High's debate practices.

The teachers protest poor working conditions by going on strike, Shoemaker and Abbey butt heads over who's the real strike leader, and Loren and Rod tailgate the event...leaving Quinn and Tammy to man the understaffed school.

Shoemaker and Abbey work to get the vending machine returned after it's removed by the PTA. Later, Loren clashes with his old teacher while Fairbell's sexual orientation is discovered.

After a lice outbreak at Smoot, Loren takes matters into his own hands and commands the "hot zone." Shoemaker and Tammy square off in a haircutting contest, while Abbey revisits some not-so-fond high school memories.

After leading the JV Girls Volleyball team to the State Championship, Fairbell gets benched when the PTA appoints a new coach. Plus, Shoemaker takes asst. coaching a bit too far, and Loren schemes for a shady game sponsor.

The guys come to school drunk on the day Superintendent Carson promises to fire the worst teacher. Shoemaker has a medical flare-up, Loren maintains a buzz in order to save face, and Fairbell makes a ridiculous new friend.

Shoemaker is tormented by a disturbing sex dream, and the drama teacher wrongly advises him to act on it. Meanwhile, Fairbell befriends the new school police officer even though the rest of the gang tries to get rid of him.

A former student leaves a threatening letter for the gang, and they quickly realize they're stuck in the middle of his sick, murderous game. Trapped in school at night, with corpses piling up, the teachers fight for survival.

The teachers relive their glory days at Senior Prom, Fairbell and Abbey's "friend date" is a disaster, Quinn has the worst night of his life, and Shoemaker's looming divorce helps him get his angry band back together.