
Patty Duke
Sarah McDavid


Overview
Sarah McDavid, an idealistic young teacher, takes a job in a rough high school where she is eventually attacked and raped in her classroom after school hours and decides to buck the school system in an attempt to make schools safer for students and teachers alike, against the advice of the school's principal, Dr. Keys, who tries to gloss over the hazardous conditions and the incident itself to avoid bad publicity and decreased enrollment.
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Release Date
May 19, 1981
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
4.5 / 10
Votes
4
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
1.9
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