Zero Tolerance
Film Category: Documentary
Country of Production: Spain
Year of Production: 2014
Language: English
Director: Sarah Gibbings
Running Time: 80 mins
Trailer: Click here
Synopsis:
Why are children as young as five being arrested in schools across the USA?
In a misguided attempt to avoid another Columbine, Zero Tolerance policies in schools have detained, fined and incarcerated hundreds of thousands of children for offences such as chewing gum or being late for class.
Critics claim that the cops go too far, Have American schools become a pipeline to prison?