Film looks at how schools discipline

Beacon filmmaker Ana Joanes and the Howland Public Library will present a free screening of the documentary Paper Tigers at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the library. Directed by James Redford, the 2015 film documents a year at Lincoln High Alternative School in Walla Walla, Washington. After radically changing its approach to discipline, the school saw a dramatic turnaround in everything from the number of fights to test scores to graduation rates.

For more information on the film, visit papertigersmovie.com. The Howland library is located at 313 Main St. in Beacon.

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