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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.
If the character in question is a principal, he may also be [[Dean Bitterman]] if he is doing out of a sense of authority or obsession with order - though not always, as sometime they may be doing it out genuine concern for their charges. Depending on how determined
More [[Fridge Logic]] occurs when one considers how apparently negative consequences for non-attendance only occur if
This character may have/be the following: [[Heroic Resolve]], [[Determinator]] and [[Implacable Man]].
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== Film ==
* The Dean of Students in ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'' spends half the movie hunting down Ferris. To enforce his [[Designated Antagonist]] status, this tendency seems to be limited only to Ferris (it's implied that no one even realized Cameron was missing, and when Jeannie ditches school later on, it only gets a brief acknowledgement from the secretary), and that he's motivated more out of a personal vendetta against Ferris than any desire to give an
* 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''.}}
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