Degrassi High

Degrassi High
Created by	Linda Schuyler Kit Hood
Starring	See cast list
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	28 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Production company(s)	Playing With Time Inc.
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	November 6, 1989 – January 28, 1991
Chronology
Preceded by	Degrassi Junior High
Followed by	School's Out

Degrassi High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1989 to 1991, and is the third series in the Degrassi franchise. The show was filmed in downtown Toronto and at Centennial College.

Much like its predecessor, Degrassi High followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school, who deal with controversial issues ranging from AIDS, abortion, abuse, alcoholism, cheating, sex, death and suicide, dating, depression, bullying, gay rights, homophobia, racism, the environment, drugs, and eating disorders.

The first two episodes sparked controversy in the United States over the issue of abortion. The character Erica had scheduled an abortion and Canadian viewers saw the full non-edited episode where Erica battles her way through anti-abortion protesters, one of whom is holding up a plastic fetus and warning Erica, "Please don't do it, it's your last chance".

The American version, which originally aired on PBS, was edited not to show the protesters.

As of October 2005, the American broadcaster, The N, made the decision not to air episodes 101 and 102 "A New Start Parts 1 & 2" due to the subject of abortion. The N made the decision not to air episode 103 "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" due to the references of the abortion made in the previous episode.

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