Expelled (2014) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Felix was expelled after accumulating three suspensions for repeated rule-breaking and pranks at school. Dean Gary Truman delivered the final expulsion verdict, marking the third time Felix had been suspended, which triggered his removal from Eastwood High.

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• eastwood high
• dean truman
• suspension

A week before report cards were mailed, Felix made a deal with his ex-girlfriend Vanessa: he would help her win the class election against her rival Stacy, and in return Vanessa would print a falsified straight-A report card to hide his failing grades from his parents.

• vanessa deal
• report card
• class election
• falsified grades

Felix sabotaged the school play where Vanessa was starring because he discovered Vanessa had lied to him, she gave him failing grades on his report card instead of the straight A's she had promised. The sabotage was his retaliation for her betrayal.

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• sabotage
• vanessa
• retaliation

Ben, Felix's older brother, escaped from Montana Mountain Academy by shipping himself home inside a crate or box. This backstory explains how he was able to return home and later help Felix with his schemes.

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• montana mountain academy
• escape
• felix brother

Felix and Danny hacked into Stacy's computer to find leverage for Vanessa's class election campaign. They discovered that Stacy was the notorious cyberbully known by the screen name "Roxy," which Felix used to expose her and tip the election in Vanessa's favor.

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• stacy
• cyberbully
• roxy
• vanessa election

Felix and Danny broke into Truman's office late at night and discovered that Dean Truman was a gambling addict who had embezzled school funds to support his habit. This evidence became crucial leverage in Felix's plan.

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• gambling
• embezzlement
• school funds

Vanessa switched sides after seeing Felix's name on the enrollment form during the re-enrollment process. She realized Felix was using blackmail to get back into school and chose to help Truman by stealing back Danny's hard drive containing the evidence of Truman's embezzlement.

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• truman
• hard drive
• betrayal
• blackmail

Danny's hard drive contained the evidence of Dean Truman's gambling addiction and embezzlement. After Felix blackmailed Truman, Vanessa stole the hard drive from Danny to help Truman cover up his crimes. Danny later recovered it by stealing Truman's laptop, which contained the same evidence.

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• evidence
• truman
• laptop

Felix used the evidence of Truman's embezzlement to blackmail him into re-enrollment. After Vanessa switched sides and stole the evidence, Danny retrieved it by stealing Truman's laptop. When Julie arrived and confronted the situation, Felix was ultimately re-enrolled for the next semester.

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• blackmial
• truman
• julie
• semester

After discovering Truman's gambling addiction and embezzlement of school funds, Felix threatened to report the dean unless he was re-enrolled. This was Felix's way of using the leverage he found to force his way back into school rather than accepting the consequences of his expulsion.

• blackmail
• truman
• leverage
• re-enrollment
• consequences

Felix and Ben recruited the school custodian to impersonate Felix's history teacher Mr. Harris during a conference with their mother Julie. Their goal was to intercept the meeting and prevent the truth about Felix's grades from being revealed. However, Ben accidentally knocked the custodian out, forcing Felix to attend the actual meeting.

• custodian
• impersonation
• mr harris
• conference
• julie

Katie was a pizza delivery girl who inspired a new path forward for Felix. She convinced Dean Truman to consider re-enrolling Felix after learning about his situation. Her intervention gave Felix hope and played a key role in starting the process that eventually led to his re-enrollment.

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• pizza
• re-enrollment
• truman
• support