There's a new student at school and thanks to his bullying ways, almost everyone – teachers and students alike are doing their best to deal with his attitude until he gets sent to yet another school. When Deke sets his sights on Screech to get him to do his homework for him or face the consequences, Miss Bliss decides to do some investigating and discovers that the reason for Deke's tough exterior is his way to hide the fact that he can't read, and offers to help him learn. Meanwhile, Nikki and Lisa have a difference of opinion on how to bring Nikki's play to life on stage.

Worried that he won't pass his History Midterm so his dad can take him on a ski trip, Zack talks Screech into helping him create a rodent problem at school so the testing days can be postponed until after his ski trip. Upon learning that his scheme will cause Miss Bliss to taken out of the running for Indiana's Teach of the Year honor, Zack comes forward to tell the truth about what he and Screech did.