It's mid-January, the start of a new semester. Quinn is seated at her desk, projecting her voice across a room of restless students. A lot of you want to give up right now. Come see me, and I'll figure out how to get you some extra help.
Nobody gives up.
Of 27 students, all but four failed at least one course first semester. The School Board is also funding after-school classes for students who need to retake the first semester of a failed core course. In Quinn's homeroom, five students will sign up, but in the end, only three will attend regularly. The only way you go down is if you don't do your work. No cutting, no absences.