"It really helped me as an actress and as a young girl be able to tackle that [topic]," McDonald says of the on-screen reactions from Sean, Emma's BFF Manny, and her teacher Mrs. Kwan. "Feeling ...

Hey, Miss Kwan was a Degrassi member, too! Sure, she was just a teacher, but let's not knock Miss Kwan down, because she's deserving of her spot in this film, OK?

Lue and Brogren played Laura Kwan and Archibald "Snake/Archie" Rupert Simpson, respectively. They are both teachers at Degrassi, Kwan for English and Archie for Media Immersions.