The Principal's Office

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The Principal's Office
Principal office TV.jpg
GenreReality TV
StarringJoey Sussman
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyLeftfield Pictures
Original release
Network truTV
ReleaseAugust 21, 2008 (2008-08-21) 
February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)

The Principal's Office is an American reality television series on TruTV that began airing on August 21, 2008, released through Leftfield Pictures. The series aired its final episode on February 5, 2009.

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Synopsis

It is set in various American high schools and features dramatic and humorous encounters between students and principals. Some events that lead to such encounters are students being late to class, bullying, truancy, food fights, smoking, swearing, harassment, cheating on exams, use of cell phones, dress code in school, disrespecting teachers and other students, fighting or skateboarding/scootering in hallways, vandalizing school property, theft, insubordination and disruptive conduct in class. [1]

Reception

In a review of the first season, Variety described The Principal's Office as "mundane as to be kind of refreshing.". [1] The Boston Herald reviewed the show negatively, praising school administrators, but questioning the value of having their activities be filmed for entertainment. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lowry, Brian (August 20, 2008). "Review: The Principal's Office". Variety.
  2. "'Principal's Office' should be expelled from prime time". Boston Herald. August 21, 2008.