In some states when any child is left at school too long, the school is required by law to inform Child Services for child neglect.
A teacher (Malcolm Sheesley) is driving three of the Barnet brothers to what he thinks is their home. The car they are in stops at a road junction. Through the open front doors a cyclist can be seen. There is a wider shot of the junction, when the car turns into the adjoining road, the cyclist has vanished.
Makeup artist must have gone on strike. Near the 17 min mark Jonathan's face is a different color than his neck and chest.
This show aired in January but the Indian corn hanging on Mr Ramirez's door is harvested in Autumn.