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Who Cares About Kelsey?

Who Cares About Kelsey?

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 23, 2012

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Who Cares About Kelsey?

Production Companies

Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire, DH Photography, Like Right Now Films

Director

Dan Habib

Description

Kelsey Carroll has one goal--to graduate from high school--and plenty of reasons why she shouldn't. She attends a school with one of the highest dropout rates in New Hampshire and has dealt with homelessness, abuse, and ADHD. As a freshman, she didn't earn a single academic credit, but she did get suspended for dealing drugs. 'Who Cares About Kelsey?' is the story of Kelsey's transformation from a defiant and disruptive 'problem student' to a motivated and self-confident young woman. Along the way, critical figures in her personal and educational life shape her coming of age and play important roles in an education revolution that's about empowering--not overpowering--our most emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth.