J.T. is the class clown, and can't help but to make jokes. When Ms. Hatzilakos gives J.T. a weeks worth of detention to help her with the class guinea pigs, J.T. exaggerates his "relationship" with her to his friends, and even makes really sexist comments. Jimmy and Spinner try to be honest with each other.
Like its predecessors, Degrassi follows a group of students attending Degrassi Community School who face challenges common to teen life, such as self image, peer pressure, child abuse, sexual identity, gang violence, self-injury, school shootings, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.
Degrassi (previously titled The Next Generation) is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High.