Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
Top Cast
Sandy Dennis as Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford as Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart as Henrietta Pastorfield
Ruth White as Beatrice Schacter
Jean Stapleton as Sadie Finch
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