Woodbridge High School is no stranger to change. But a recent, and quite unexpected one, is the employment of Dr. Gregory House, M.D., school nurse. Freshly freed from his job as Head of Diagnostics at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, he was as eager to find a new job as WHS was to expand the nurse staff.

While students were excited at first, complications have arisen. Dr. (or rather, Nurse) House was celebrated worldwide for his diagnostic capabilities, but his bedside manner was known to be lacking. Sadly, this issue has persisted into this job here.

Student’s medical emergencies have been resolved in half the time it’d ever taken before, but not without snark. People have learned to dread the clicking sound of his cane coming down the hallway. That is, when he’s not locked away in his office.

In fact, renovations are planned to expand Dr. House’s working space. Not to accommodate kids, of course, but to allow our new nurse more leisure time in a more comfortable spot.

“I mean, what do we do,” an anonymous contributor sighed. “Not give him a new office? Obviously not. Dr. House can have all the space he wants, we love him here.”

WHAT ABOUT THE PROS?

Despite the stated troubles with Dr. House’s behavior, he is not without his charms. Through his sarcasm, he is genuine and no nonsense. He does his job well and there’s even a select group that seems to have taken a strong liking to him.

Of course, this is a big change for Dr. House as well. A new environment and coworkers may come with struggles for him, too. When reaching out to his previous colleagues, only one responded.

“Wow, House really took the job? I would’ve lost that bet,” Dr. James Wilson, Head of Oncology, mused. “Well, he’s certainly.. Unique. Good luck with him.”

Dr. House was asked for a comment of his own, but no one could locate him.