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Paper Tigers
Paper Tigers

Paper Tigers

One high school's unlikely success story.

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

28 May 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Steven

Steven

Himself

Dianna

Dianna

Herself

Aron

Aron

Himself

Eternity

Eternity

Herself

Kelsey

Kelsey

Herself

Gustavo

Gustavo

Himself

Jim Sporleder

Jim Sporleder

Principal

Brooke Bouchey

Brooke Bouchey

Intervention Specialist

Erik Gordon

Erik Gordon

Science Teacher

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