A mother's hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him. Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they'll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage, and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away?