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The Bad Kids

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The Bad Kids

Season 18 Episode 10 | 86m 7s | CC

Located in an impoverished Mojave Desert community, Black Rock Continuation High School is an alternative school for students at risk of dropping out; Black Rock is their last chance. Extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give these underserved students command of their own futures.

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