<P> Woodrow Wilson Classical High School is a formerly high - achieving school which has encountered some difficulties bearing its new racial integration plan . In 1994 , in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots , Erin Gruwell , an enthusiastic young teacher starts at the school . Her enthusiasm is challenged when she finds her class is composed of `` at - risk '' students , the `` untouchables , '' and not the eager - for - college students she expected . Her students self - segregate into racial groups within the classroom . This causes problems , as a gang fight between Hispanic and African - American students break out and , consequently , most of her students began to stop attending class . Not only is Gruwell challenged with gaining her students ' trust on personal and academic levels , but she must do so with very little support from her professional peers and district higher - ups . For example , her department head refuses to provide Gruwell with an adequate number of books for her class because she insists they will get damaged and lost . Instead , she suggests that Gruwell focuses on instilling concepts of discipline and obedience in her classroom . </P>
<P> Woodrow Wilson Classical High School is a formerly high - achieving school which has encountered some difficulties bearing its new racial integration plan . In 1994 , in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots , Erin Gruwell , an enthusiastic young teacher starts at the school . Her enthusiasm is challenged when she finds her class is composed of `` at - risk '' students , the `` untouchables , '' and not the eager - for - college students she expected . Her students self - segregate into racial groups within the classroom . This causes problems , as a gang fight between Hispanic and African - American students break out and , consequently , most of her students began to stop attending class . Not only is Gruwell challenged with gaining her students ' trust on personal and academic levels , but she must do so with very little support from her professional peers and district higher - ups . For example , her department head refuses to provide Gruwell with an adequate number of books for her class because she insists they will get damaged and lost . Instead , she suggests that Gruwell focuses on instilling concepts of discipline and obedience in her classroom . </P>
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Woodrow Wilson Classical High School
Woodrow Wilson Classical High School