"PUSHOUT" is a feature length film confronting the criminalization and miseducation of African American girls that has led to their alarming high school dropout rate and increase into the juvenile justice system.
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is of 1 hour(s) and 30 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 2019-03-29. It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
Genres: Documentary
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