Up the Down Staircase
1967 · 2h 4m · Drama · United States of America
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
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bad studentsbased on novel or bookenglish teacherhigh schoolhigh school teachernew york cityschoolteacherstudent threatens teachersuicide attemptteacherteacher student relationship
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