The superintendent of the school district that governs Midtown. He's an older white man, and when Bri first sees him speak, she thinks he's impossibly racist and corrupt, since he refuses to acknowledge that Tate and Long abused their power and unfairly target black students. He experiences a change of heart and begins to appear more human when Jay corners him after the meeting. There, when Jay gives him her resume and explains that her employment gap was due to drug use, he warms and admits that he's a former alcoholic and has been sober for 40 years. He eventually hires Jay as his secretary and begins to finally take action to remedy the racism at Midtown. Specifically, he asks Jay to help him work with African American and Latinx coalitions to hold regular meetings and improve things for students.
Dr. Cook Quotes in On the Come Up
The On the Come Up quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Cook or refer to Dr. Cook. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 24
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"I want you to look at her for a second, Dr. Cook," Jay says. "Really look at her."
She sets her hand on my back so I have no choice but to stand straight and look him in the eye, too.
"She's sixteen, Dr. Cook," Jay says. "Not a grown woman, not a threat. A child. Do you know how I felt when I was told that two grown men manhandled my child?"
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Dr. Cook Quotes in On the Come Up
The On the Come Up quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Cook or refer to Dr. Cook. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 24
Quotes
"I want you to look at her for a second, Dr. Cook," Jay says. "Really look at her."
She sets her hand on my back so I have no choice but to stand straight and look him in the eye, too.
"She's sixteen, Dr. Cook," Jay says. "Not a grown woman, not a threat. A child. Do you know how I felt when I was told that two grown men manhandled my child?"
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