Mr. Arthur Hackett
General Information
Gender:	Male
Age:	Unspecified
Hair Color:	Dirty Blonde
Eye Color:	Blue
Marital Status:	Unspecified
Height:	6'3"
Occupation(s):	Vice Principal at Rosewood High school
Relationships
Friends:	Ezra Fitz
Employees:	Rosewood High School staff
Enemies:	Lucas Gottesman
Series Information
Status:	Alive
First appearance:	Kingdom of the Blind
Latest appearance:	Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
Portrayed By:	John O'Brien

Vice Principal Arthur Hackett is one of the VP's at Rosewood High School alongside, or the possible replacement of, Vice Principal Tamborelli. He is first seen in Season 3 in the episode Kingdom of the Blind. He takes disciplinary action against Lucas and is assigned to deal with accusations put on Ella. He doesn't like conflict very much, making decisions or issuing unneeded discipline or punishments.

Season 3Edit

Hackett is first seen in the hallways of Rosewood High, angry with Lucas for his recent misbehavior. He informs him that he is not helping himself and everything is going on his permanent record. He issues him a notice for his parents to sign that states he has been "negatively impacting his social interactions and grades," which Lucas later burns.

In a later scene of the same episode, we learn that he is sent an anonymous tip that Ella dishonestly passed Emily Fields on a test she did not complete. Ella originally planned to admit the truth but the plan is interceded on by Ezra. Ezra lies to Hackett and says that the accusation is his fault because he asked Ella to grade Emily's paper in front of him which may of seemed like preferential treatment. He also confessed that he was "over-invested" in being her tutor. Hackett only sees it as professional courtesy to help the system work better. He tells Ella that the matter has been resolved, and Ella gets off the hook.

When Ella approaches Ezra on the matter, he explains that he knows Arthur Hackett hates conflict and making decisions. So, if he offered a way out of the situation, he would take it.

He appears again with Melissa in Will The Circle Be Unbroken?. They ask the Liars if they had seen Spencer after he disappeared. Later he talks with Aria to see if her and Ezra are dating to which she replies no.

AppearancesEdit

Season 1 (1)

• Know Your Frenemies

Season 3 (2)

• Kingdom of the Blind
• Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

Season 4

• Crash and Burn, Girl!

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