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Paper Tigers
One high school's unlikely success story.
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
2015-05-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
7.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Steven
Himself
Dianna
Herself
Aron
Himself
Eternity
Herself
Kelsey
Herself
Gustavo
Himself
Jim Sporleder
Principal
Brooke Bouchey
Intervention Specialist
Erik Gordon
Science Teacher
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