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The War on Kids is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Cevin Soling released in USA on 1 january 2009

The War on Kids (2009)

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Released in USA 1 january 2009
Length 1h35
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating76% 3.803353.803353.803353.803353.80335

The War on Kids is a 2009 documentary film about the American school system. The film examines public school education in America and concludes that schools are not only failing to educate, but are increasingly authoritarian institutions more akin to prisons that are eroding the foundations of American democracy. It is concluded that students are robbed of basic freedoms primarily due to irrational fears; they are searched, arbitrarily punished and force-fed dangerous pharmaceutical drugs. It is also concluded that the educational mission of the public school system has been reduced from one of learning and preparation for adult citizenship to one of control and containment.

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The film begins by studying the Zero Tolerance policies in public schools in the 1990s, which were designed to eradicate drugs and weapons at schools. By arbitrary application of this policy via unchecked authority, soon nail clippers, key chains, and aspirin were considered dangerous and violations of the rules. This policy, combined with Columbine-inspired fear, has resulted in kindergartners being suspended for using pointed fingers as guns in games of cops and robbers and students being suspended for having Midol and Alka-Seltzer. Increasingly, issues once dealt with by the guidance counselor or a trip to the principal’s office are now handled by the police.

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