The War on Kids

Editor's Take

Built around the case of Jesse Snodgrass, a teenager with Asperger's syndrome entrapped by an undercover officer posing as a classmate, the film examines zero-tolerance policing in schools. It follows how he was drawn into a drug arrest and uses that story to question policies that can fall hardest on the most vulnerable. The film clearly takes a side, presenting the case as evidence for a broader critique. Its force comes from the particulars of one young person's experience rather than abstraction.

The War on Kids tells the story of Jesse Snodgrass, a teenager with Asperger's syndrome who was targeted by an undercover officer posing as a fellow high school student. The film follows how he was drawn into a drug arrest and uses his case to expose how zero-tolerance policing can prey on the most vulnerable young people. It raises hard questions about the war on drugs and the way it plays out inside schools. It is a troubling look at policy failing the children it claims to protect. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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