Independent Lens

Season 18, Episode 10

Episode Title: The Bad Kids

Air Date: 2017-03-20

Overview:

Located in an impoverished Mojave Desert community, Black Rock Continuation High School is a last-chance alternative for students who've fallen so far behind they have no hope of earning a diploma at a traditional school. But extraordinary educators believe empathy and life skills give these so-called "bad kids" command of their own futures to combat the crippling effects of poverty.