Baskettræner Ken Carter står i spidsen for tidens bedste gymnasiehold der går ubesejrede fra kamp til kamp. Men spillerne klarer sig dårligt i skolen på trods af Carters formaninger. Som straf forhindrer den principfaste træner hele holdet i at deltage i den afgørende kamp om det amerikanske mesterskab. En beslutning der vækker national opsigt i USA.

Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. She was the first person Harris and Klebold saw in their desire to kill as many people as possible, not because she was religious, as this movie will have you believe.

Eva sætter sine egne karriereambitioner til side og fokuserer på sit nye familieliv. Hun føder sønnen Kevin, men forholdet mellem mor og søn er problematisk fra starten. Da Kevin bliver 15 år gammel, gør han noget, som er så irrationelt og utilgiveligt, at hele samfundet vender sig imod ham, imens Eva prøver at tackle sin sorg og skyldfølelse. Har hun nogensinde elsket sin søn? Og bærer hun en del af ansvaret for Kevins forfærdelige handlinger?

Tre venner vokser op i Los Angeles' barske forstæder, hvor vold og kriminalitet hører til hverdagens orden. Ricky (Morris Chestnut) er en dygtig fodboldspiller og prøver på den måde at komme ud af sumpen, mens hans halvbror 'Doughboy' (Ice Cube) overgiver sig fuldstændig til usunde fritidsinteresser som stoffer, forbrydelse og gadekamp. I midten står Tré Styles (Cuba Gooding Jr.).

Ville Hitler have fået succes i dag? Det spørgsmål stiller gymnasielæreren Rainer Wenger sig selv, og gennemfører et kontroversielt eksperiment i sin skoleklasse. Den hårde disciplin, han indfører, påvirker eleverne på en måde som ingen havde regnet med, og forsøgter udvikler sig til en ukontrollerbar bølge af vold, der når langt uden for klasseværelsets vægge. Dennis Gansels prisbelønnede film skildrer knivskarpt de dramatiske døgn frem til den uundgåelige opløsning - et eksperiment i ondskab, der ender med en katastrofe.

Livet på en amerikansk high-school, når det udvikler sig allerværst: Skolen styres ikke længere af hverken rektor eller lærerne, men af en brutal bande punkere, anført af 16-årige Stegman. Med trusler, afpresninger og vold slår de atmosfæren an, og de positivt indstillede elever har ikke en chance.

Hillary Swank spiller Erin Gruwell. Hun står som nyuddannet, ung og meget idealistisk gymnasielærer med en klasse, hvor forventningerne til eleverne fra de øvrige læreres side, er lig nul. Grundet elevernes forskellige etniske og mere end småkriminelle baggrund, har det ikke tidligere været mulig at gennemføre undervisningen og således inspirere dem til at nå udover deres nuværende miljø. Men Erin giver ikke op trods stor modvilje fra såvel eleverne og kollegerne… 'Freedom Writers' er en bevægende og dramatisk filmoplevelse, der vækker eftertanke i tidens multietniske samfund.

Den døv-stumme Sergey begynder på en kostskole, der er specialiseret i at hjælpe elever, som ikke kan høre. Men på skolen udgør eliten af de ældste børn et netværk, der har forbindelser ud til et miljø med prostitution og stoffer, og her skal Sergey f orsøge at finde sin plads i hierarkiet. Ved at deltage i en række røverier arbejder han sig højere op ad rangstien i organisationen. Men en dag møder han Anna, en pige, der har et forhold til en af lederne i gruppen, og pludselig finder han sig selv i en situation, hvor han ufrivilligt må bryde med alle de uskrevne regler.

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford, the head of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest provides "tactical education units". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent, out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow, they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!

François er lærer på et gymnasium i en af de mest socialt belastede dele af Paris. Det er et job, der kan tage modet fra de fleste, men François klarer det ved at insistere på respekt og ærlighed. En dag får François ansvaret for en klasse, der tilsyneladende ikke har tænkt sig at indordne sig under nogle af hans regler og principper uden hård kamp.

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

Mobning. Afpresning. Ydmygelse. Det er hverdagen for 16-årige Tim. Han og hans bedste ven Francis beskyldes for at være homoseksuelle. Men da Tim får nok, melder han sig til skolens løbehold i håb om at få hævn over sine plageånder.

When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon shipped him off to one of the toughest youth welfare institutions in Freistatt. This was followed by a career as a bouncer in the city's most notorious music club and an attempt to start a family. Today, the 77-year-old from Bielefeld lives with his dog Lucky in a lonely house in the country. Despite adverse living conditions, he has survived in his own unique and inimitable way.

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.

A normal day at school. Nina and Ruby have an argument in the bathroom. Fed up with Ruby, Nina enters a cubicle to be alone. Moments later, Nina hears a shot being fired. Whilst hiding, she becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting and soon needs to fight for her and her friend's survival.

As Jordan and his teacher's escalating struggle in their high school class leads to his arrest, the pressures they each bear are revealed.

Surya is the son of a local don, and studies at the Chengalpet Matriculation School. His mother who is separated from her criminal husband wants him to grow up as a model citizen. Surya who is attached to his mother gives a promise that he will not take the path to violence again, and is admitted to the up market Lake View School in Ooty, described by its principal as the "Best School in south Asia". Surya is looked down by his snooty seniors led by Rohit and his gang. The only person who stands with him is Babloo, and the principal's daughter Tanya who has a soft corner for him. Under extreme provocation, Surya keeps his cool as he tries to live up to his mother's expectations. However he breaks down after Babloo is murdered, and goes on a revenge spree. The film ends on a tragic note, as the message of the film is conveyed.