There were multiple early episode drafts of the
Up on High Ground (2014) scripts that had the character Mrs. Hialeah being pregnant and even going into labor in one classroom scene. Producers knew actress
Sarah Cotton was pregnant and she played an integral part of the story arc, so the scenes were written to add the pregnancy and give viewers an understanding of her family and impending child. The scenes, some where Hialeah's sitting for comfort, were ultimately cut or re-written when Sarah informed producers she was available for an upcoming all day shoot then the baby arrived early.
