Ringworm
🎞️ S4 E2 🤔 Caution

Abbott Elementary

Is Abbott Elementary S4 E2 OK for kids?

Ringworm

When it's revealed that a student in Jacob's class has ringworm, the faculty must band together to stop it from spreading through the entire school.

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Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

Abbott Elementary S4 E2, “Ringworm”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When it's revealed that a student in Jacob's class has ringworm, the faculty must band together to stop it from spreading through the entire school.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Swearing (4). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Parents need to know

Age 10+

Language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that Abbott Elementary S4 E2, "Ringworm", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for philadelphia public-school mockumentary — workplace jokes and innuendo, milder than The Office. Sits in the gray area mainly on swearing (moderate, implied). Sexual content is mild but includes I can't with this virgin. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Son of a bitch!. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Abbott Elementary S4 E2:

  • Caution
    I can't with this virgin.

Swearing 4 moments

How Swearing shows up in Abbott Elementary S4 E2:

  • Caution
    Son of a bitch!
  • Mild
    Please have some decorum. Damn.
  • Mild
    A madman lost his damn mind
  • Mild
    The hell you will.

Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.