''The Principal's Office'' is a

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program on

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that began airing on August 21, 2008, released through Leftfield Pictures. New episodes resumed on January 8, 2009. However, the series was abruptly cancelled on February 5, 2009.

Synopsis

It is set in various American

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s and features dramatic and humorous encounters between

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s and principals. Some events that lead to such encounters are students being late to class,

truancy Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorised, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will (though sometimes adults or parents will allow and/or ignore it) and usually does not refe ...

food fight A food fight is a form of chaotic collective behavior, in which foodstuffs are thrown at others in the manner of projectiles. These projectiles are not made nor meant to harm others, but to simply ignite a fight filled with spontaneous food ...

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, swearing,

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, cheating on exams, use of

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, dress code in school, disrespecting teachers and other students, fighting or skateboarding/scootering in hallways,

vandalizing Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. The term f ...

school property,

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, insubordination and disruptive conduct in class.

Other media appearances

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External links

''The Principal's Office'' on truTV
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