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The film tells the story about a group of diverse students at Brooker High who had enough of bully for a principal, Donna Weller, when she announce that’s she’ll run for State School Superintendent. They must gather enough attention to prove to the citizens of Weller’s methods against the student body and what could mean for the rest of the state.

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The film tells the story about a group of diverse students at Brooker High who had enough of bully for a principal, Donna Weller, when she announce announces that’s she’ll run for State School Superintendent. They must gather enough attention to prove to the citizens of Weller’s methods against the student body and what could mean for the rest of the state.



* AlphaBitch: Donna Weller



* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Charlotte explains at rally fashion would be next target in Weller's campaign to stump out their freedoms.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Charlotte explains at the pep rally that fashion would be the next target in Weller's campaign to stump stamp out their freedoms.



* LoopholeAbuse: Weller obviously knows the First Amendment cause doesn’t mention about schools using censorship, since congress are the ones who are subjected. [[spoiler: The students also finds one loophole, there isn’t a law that states it's illegal to call the people about the issue and tell them about their problems, including the news media.]]

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* LoopholeAbuse: Weller obviously knows the First Amendment cause it doesn’t mention about schools using censorship, since congress are the ones who are subjected. [[spoiler: The students also finds one loophole, find another: there isn’t a law that states it's illegal to call the people about the issue and tell them about their problems, including the news media.]]
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** ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the students [[spoiler: 8 percent by the public]].

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** ZeroPercentApprovalRating: HatedByAll: By the students [[spoiler: 8 percent by the public]].

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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual All School Violations Are Equal]]: Weller treats any form of rebellious nature as this.

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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual AllCrimesAreEqual: All School Violations Are Equal]]: Equal. Weller treats any form of rebellious nature as this.



* BullyingADragon: The student body opts for this against Weller
* HighSchool: The primary setting

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* BullyingADragon: The student body opts for this against Weller
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* {{Determinator}}: The students never give up on their war against Weller [[spoiler: and it pays off]].
* HighSchool: The primary settingsetting.



* [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind No Student Gets Left Behind]]: There’s strength in numbers for a reason.
** {{Determinator}}/PluckyGirl: The students never give up on their war against Weller [[spoiler: and it pays off]].
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* [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind No Student Gets Left Behind]]: NoOneGetsLeftBehind: There’s strength in numbers for a reason.
** {{Determinator}}/PluckyGirl: The students never give up on their war against Weller [[spoiler: and it pays off]].
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** ItsPersonal* SexySurfacingShot: Charlotte surfacing from the pool in a red bikini, a ShoutOut to the famous scene from ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh.



** [[http://reason.com/blog/2003/10/24/my-so-called-life Georgian Teen had her dream diary raided]].

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This 2005 film tell the story about a group of diverse students at Brooker High who had enough of bully for a principal, Donna Weller, when she announce that’s she’ll run for State School Superintendent. They must gather enough attention to prove to the citizens of Weller’s methods against the student body and what could mean for the rest of the state.

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This A 2005 comedy film tell directed and co-written by Josh Stolberg.

The film tells
the story about a group of diverse students at Brooker High who had enough of bully for a principal, Donna Weller, when she announce that’s she’ll run for State School Superintendent. They must gather enough attention to prove to the citizens of Weller’s methods against the student body and what could mean for the rest of the state.



!!Tropes: [[YMMV/KidsInAmerica YMMV Goes Here]], [[Trivia/KidsInAmerica Trivia]].

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!!Tropes: [[YMMV/KidsInAmerica YMMV Goes Here]], [[Trivia/KidsInAmerica Trivia]].
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Not to be confuse with a Kim Wilde song of the same name.

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Not to be confuse confused with a Kim Wilde song of the same name.



** [[SadistTeacher Sadist]] [[EvilTeacher Evil]] {{Jerkass}} principal, all in one
** EqualOpportunityOffender: Will Ducker, a teacher, was fair game, and the students are mixed, ranging from a BookWorm and JerkJock
** ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the students [[spoiler: 8 percent by the public]]

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** [[SadistTeacher Sadist]] [[EvilTeacher Evil]] {{Jerkass}} principal, all in one
one.
** EqualOpportunityOffender: Will Ducker, a teacher, was fair game, and the students are mixed, ranging from a BookWorm and JerkJock
JerkJock.
** ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the students [[spoiler: 8 percent by the public]]public]].



* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The WordOfGod, aka Josh Stolberg, explains he was reading about three cases where students were suspended for their actions

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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The WordOfGod, aka Josh Stolberg, explains he was reading about three cases where students were suspended for their actionsactions.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: which this method worked because the adults begun to feel sorry for the teens, even a news crew gets involved]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies, which Weller doesn't allow in school.
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* BigManOnCampus: Holden Donovan... hey, it takes balls to rally your peers against a bully for a prinicpal.

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* BigManOnCampus: Holden Donovan... hey, it takes balls to rally your peers against a bully for a prinicpal.principal.
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* BigManOnCampus: Holden Donovan... hey, it gets balls to rally your peers against a bully for a prinicpal.

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* BigManOnCampus: Holden Donovan... hey, it gets takes balls to rally your peers against a bully for a prinicpal.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: One student at the rally believe fashion would be next target in Weller's campaign to stump out their freedoms.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: One student Charlotte explains at the rally believe fashion would be next target in Weller's campaign to stump out their freedoms.


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*RousingSpeech: Lawrence gives this one to the group while at the hospital.
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** ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the students [[8 percent by the public]]

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* LoopholeAbuse: Weller obviously knows the First Amendment cause doesn’t mention about schools using censorship, since congress are the ones who are subjected. [[spoiler: The students also finds one loophole, there isn’t a law that gets it illegal to call the people about the issue and tell them about their problems, including the news media.]]

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* LoopholeAbuse: Weller obviously knows the First Amendment cause doesn’t mention about schools using censorship, since congress are the ones who are subjected. [[spoiler: The students also finds one loophole, there isn’t a law that gets it states it's illegal to call the people about the issue and tell them about their problems, including the news media.]]
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* LoopholeAbuse: Weller obviously knows the First Amendment cause doesn’t mention about schools using censorship, since congress are the ones who are subjected. [[spoiler: The students also finds one loophole, there isn’t a law that gets it illegal to call the people about the issue and tell them about their problems, including the news media.]]
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* SeriousBusiness: These students take their fight and mean it, even if it means vandalism.
** ItsPersonal
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: One student at the rally believe fashion would be next target in Weller's campaign to stump out their freedoms.
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* BigManOnCampus: Holden Donovan... hey, it gets balls to rally your peers against a bully for a prinicpal.
* BullyingADragon: The student body opts for this against Weller


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* LetsGetDangerous: Their voices are meant to be heard, no kidding.


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** {{Determinator}}/PluckyGirl: The students never give up on their war against Weller [[spoiler: and it pays off]].
** BadassCrew
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** EqualOpportunityOffender: Will Ducker, a teacher, was fair game, and the students are mixed

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** EqualOpportunityOffender: Will Ducker, a teacher, was fair game, and the students are mixedmixed, ranging from a BookWorm and JerkJock
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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual All School Violation Are Equal]]: Weller treats any form of rebellious nature as this.

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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual All School Violation Violations Are Equal]]: Weller treats any form of rebellious nature as this.



** [[http://reason.com/blog/2003/10/24/my-so-called-life Georgian Teen Had for dream diary raided]].

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** [[http://reason.com/blog/2003/10/24/my-so-called-life Georgian Teen Had for had her dream diary raided]].
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** EqualOpportunityOffender: Holden Donovan and Will Ducker, both teachers, were fair game, and the students are mixed

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** EqualOpportunityOffender: Holden Donovan and Will Ducker, both teachers, were a teacher, was fair game, and the students are mixed
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!!Tropes: [[YMMV/KidsInAmerica YMMV Goes Here]]

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!!Tropes: [[YMMV/KidsInAmerica YMMV Goes Here]]Here]], [[Trivia/KidsInAmerica Trivia]].
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies, which Weller doesn't allow in school.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]].which this method worked because the adults begun to feel sorry for the teens, even a news crew gets involved]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies, which Weller doesn't allow in school.
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* [[AwesomeMusic Badass Music]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifrIYCgh7Pk Freedom Ain’t Free]] is a pretty badass song when you think.



* HarsherInHindsight: The film is about a school principal who has seem prove that she’s not kid-friendly… sadly, so as many schools these days. Look at what happened in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where one teenager posted for feelings about her principal. To be fair, [[HangingJudge Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan]] were at the branch… guess what happened next.
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Not to be confuse with a Kim Wilde song of the same name.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies.applies, which Weller doesn't allow in school.
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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual All School Violation Are Equal]]: Weller treats any form of rebellious as this.

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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual All School Violation Are Equal]]: Weller treats any form of rebellious nature as this.

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* [[AllCrimesAreEqual All School Violation Are Equal]]: Weller treats any form of rebellious as this.



* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies.applies.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The WordOfGod, aka Josh Stolberg, explains he was reading about three cases where students were suspended for their actions
** [[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-11-01/news/0311010439_1_condoms-abstinence-osceola Floridian teenager taped condom on her shirt to promote "safe sex".]]
** [[http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/06/20/life.barbie.reut/ A New Yorker for her shirt saying, “Barbie is a Lesbian"]], and yes she sued.
** [[http://reason.com/blog/2003/10/24/my-so-called-life Georgian Teen Had for dream diary raided]].
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** [[SadistTeacher sadist]] [[EvilTeacher evil]] {{Jerkass}} principal, all in one

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** [[SadistTeacher sadist]] Sadist]] [[EvilTeacher evil]] Evil]] {{Jerkass}} principal, all in one
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This 2005 film tell the story about a group of diverse students at Brooker High who had enough of bully for a principal, Donna Weller, when she announce that’s she’ll run for State School Superintendent. They must gather enough attention to prove to the citizens of Weller’s methods against the student body and what could mean for the rest of the state.
!!Tropes: [[YMMV/KidsInAmerica YMMV Goes Here]]
* [[AwesomeMusic Badass Music]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifrIYCgh7Pk Freedom Ain’t Free]] is a pretty badass song when you think.
* AlphaBitch: Donna Weller
** [[SadistTeacher sadist]] [[EvilTeacher evil]] {{Jerkass}} principal, all in one
** EqualOpportunityOffender: Holden Donovan and Will Ducker, both teachers, were fair game, and the students are mixed
* HarsherInHindsight: The film is about a school principal who has seem prove that she’s not kid-friendly… sadly, so as many schools these days. Look at what happened in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where one teenager posted for feelings about her principal. To be fair, [[HangingJudge Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan]] were at the branch… guess what happened next.
* KidHasAPoint: The students hate their principal for a reason
*[[NoOneGetsLeftBehind No Student Gets Left Behind]]: There’s strength in numbers for a reason.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Holden Donovan and Will Ducker both opt for this.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The students contacted the public after taking the phone book to call each voter [[spoiler: it works]]. For 2005, social media was starting, which today with smart phones having access to social media Weller wouldn’t be able to stop the flow since cyberspace is open to the public and the First Amendment rules applies.

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