Boston Public (TV Series)
Chapter Eighty-One (2004)
Phil Buckman: Henry Preston
Quotes
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[after Henry was caught hugging a female student]
Henry Preston : What's the big deal? The kid was crying. Some boy named Tristan or Clayton or whatever, he blew her off and dumped her.
Steven Harper : And you felt the appropriate response was to put your arms around her?
Henry Preston : Yeah.
Ronnie Cooke : You do realize how this could look, don't you?
Henry Preston : What, that I hugged a girl who was crying? Um...like I'm a nice guy?
Ronnie Cooke : You had your arms around a 17-year-old girl, the door was closed, and she was wearing a mini-skirt.
Henry Preston : Well, I didn't pick out her clothes this morning.
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Ronnie Cooke : I do wonder if you're built to be a teacher.
Henry Preston : Why?
Ronnie Cooke : In a nutshell, you're not very good with boundaries, and boundaries are essential in a high school.
Henry Preston : Why?
Ronnie Cooke : Because these kids are at such a vulnerable age. I mean, they look like adults, but they're really just children in many ways.
Henry Preston : Hmm. So, by those standards, I'm being suspended for hugging a child that got hurt and was crying?