Paper Tigers

Paper Tigers

One high school's unlikely success story.

2015•1h 42m•7.7/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(7)

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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Production

KPJR Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

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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