Harold Barclay

Harold Barclay is the 7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher at Astoria Middle School, as well as the homeroom teacher for Class 7-B. As an NPC, he is portrayed by Joseph Rose.

Appearance
Harold is a lanky man, standing at 5'11" tall. He has wavy brown hair and blue eyes.

Personality
The primary science teacher at Astoria Middle School, Harold is best described as a boring man who takes little love in his subject of choice, or his career. At best, he seems to tolerate his own life, his coworkers, and his students. Were it not for his remarkable and almost encyclopedic scientific knowledge, he might have been fired a long time ago. As it is, he exhibits all the symptoms of a man who fears he is stuck in a dead-end job, waiting for life to pass him by. He occasionally seems surprised and somewhat disturbed by the sheer amount of time he has been occupying the same position.

Background
After graduating MIT with a degree in Engineering, Harold Barclay expressed interest in joining the United States Air Force in hopes of eventually being accepted into the NASA Astronaut program. However, upon applying, he learned that he was physically unfit for the role, with neither the mental acuity nor physical adaptability necessary for a role either as a pilot or an astronaut.

After moving around the country, taking various teaching jobs to make ends meet until he could settle on a new career path, he eventually found himself teaching Science at Astoria Middle School. There, he has been a constant, if unremarkable, presence since he was first hired, rarely taking vacations or personal time off, if ever, as if he is going through life on autopilot.