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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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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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