Pakistani Muslim, Maryam Ali proudly wears her hijab to her new school in California, but it ends up triggering harassment from some of the other kids, in particular, Scarlet Smith, whose traumatic event when she was twelve was hushed.
Bob Walker is the school's Government teacher who lost his wife in 9-11 and harbors personal resentment toward Maryam soley because she is Muslim. His son, Zack Walker, The Kominsky Method) falls for Maryam causing conflict between the Christian father and son.