Non-Giving-Up-School Guy: Difference between revisions

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A subtrope of [[Determinator]], this is an educator (often a principal, though sometimes just a teacher) who, by all gods, swears that you WILL get an education, by all means necessary. This teacher will thus spend time hunting down students who try to skip school, to drag them back to class. If played with restraint, this means the principal spends his days patrolling the corridors of the school (rather than knee-deep in paper work and meetings as they would be IRL), maintaining a vigil for children roaming the halls without a hall pass, or worst, those that are late for class. The more serious examples of this trope will practically go on a quest when they learn that a student is not in class, tracking them across the city or even the country. They will brave the elements and the law, resorting to breaking and entering if they have to, all to make sure you go back to school. Often a [[Designated Antagonist]] (how dare they want to teach our kids!), which is usually partially justified by making the character a [[Jerkass]] into the bargain. May also be a [[Sadist Teacher]] who takes pleasure in the hunt and punishing his absconding students.

This character may have/be the following: [[Heroic Resolve]], [[Determinator]] and [[Implacable Man]].

 

 

== Anime & Manga ==

 

== Film ==

* Mr. Hand in ''[[Fast Times At Ridgemont High]]''. On the night of the graduation dance he comes to Spicoli's house.

{{quote| According to my calculations, Mr. Spicoli, you wasted a total of eight hours of my time this year. And rest assured that is a kind estimate. Now, Mr. Spicoli, comes a rare moment for me. Now I have the unique pleasure of squaring our account. Tonight, you and I are going to talk in great detail about the Davis Agreement, all the associated treaties, and the American Revolution in particular. Now if you can just turn to Chapter 47 of ''Lord of Truth And Liberty''.}}

 

== Western Animation ==

* Mr. Lancer in ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' is hellbent that his students focus on the Northwestern Nine standardized testing that he calls SWAT teams on them when they get distracted by a popular singer so they can all be house arrested (and presumably, study in preparation). Not to mention both Lancer and the principal installed advanced tutoring computers in order to get all the students to pass.

* In some of the older Disney cartoons, [[Donald Duck]] was often seen playing an implacable truant officer trying to get his nephews to school (sort of ironic considering Donald himself had a truancy problem in an earlier short, and had to have his good angel literally boot him in the butt to be well behaved).