She bullied bluffed and bribed her students into caring about school.

And if that didnt work the pretty petite ex-marine told them shed been trained to kill with her bare hands.

They were called the class from Hell-thirty-four inner city sophomores she inherited from a teacher whod been pushed over the edge. She was told those kids have tasted blood. Theyre dangerous.

But LouAnne Johnson had a different idea. Where the school system saw thirty-four unreachable kids she saw young men and women with intelligence and dreams. When others gave up on them she broke the rules to give them the best things a teacher can give-hope and belief in themselves. When statistics showed the chances were theyd never graduate she fought to beat the odds.

This is her remarkable story-and theirs.

If you loved Stand and Deliver youll stand up and cheer for LouAnne Johnson and Dangerous Minds.