The movie starts with Caitlin getting ready for a big night out with "the crew". It's her initiation night to see if she is accepted to "the crew". She likes the quarterback of the football team, Ethan but his best friend Jace, another football player, likes Caitlin. On her initiation night, a party is thrown similiar to prom night. Caitlin is covered in raspberry syrup. She is accepted and joins "the crew". They all start hanging out together, running the school, by all the pranks and goofing around in class. The principal doesn't discipline them at all no matter how many complaints are made.
She really likes Ethan and thinks that they have something special going on after they end up sleeping together but Ethan doesn't want anything serious with any girl. After seeing Ethan with another girl at the movie theater, Caitlin runs out upset. Jace follows her to comfort her but she doesn't want any of his help. Later at Caitlin's house, Jace shows up to talk with her. Caitlin tries to get him to leave but he starts kissing her and touching her. Caitlin tells him to stop and tries to get away but he is too strong. He takes her to her bedroom and closes the door. He rapes her.
The next day, the whole school is talking about Caitlin and Jace hooking up together. Caitlin stayed home from school because she didn't want to see anyone. She told her mother but her mother didn't believe her. She thought Caitlin invited him over and things went too far. Caitlin stormed out and went to the local malt shop where everyone hung out. She saw Ethan and Jace there. She was so upset, she went up to Jace and screamed rape. Of course, no one believes her so she starts getting harassed at school. Her mother gets upset and tells the principal that it's Ethan and Jace and the rest of the crew but she doesn't do anything about it. She doesn't see a problem so since nothing is being done, the harassing continues.
After the harassment continues, Caitlin's mother speaks with the principal again due to all the fights, graffiti on bathroom walls, and Caitlin's locker being tagged with rude comments. All the principal does is suspend Ethan and Jace from a couple of football games. When they find out, they attack Caitlin and cut her hair.
Caitlin's mother calls an investigator from the Office of Civil Rights to check out what's going on. When the investigator arrives, Caitlin and her mother let him know what has happened and what the school's involvement has been by not protecting her. He lets Caitlin know that writing on the walls or rude comments in school are illegal now and she has a very good case for the lawsuit against the school. He then speaks with the principal and lets her know how much trouble the school is in.
Jace finally admits to Ethan that he raped Caitlin so Ethan tries to apologize to Caitlin for everything that has happened. Soon Ethan is being harassed for turning on Jace. They spray paint his car and bust his windows. Ethan and Jace get into a fight and Jace gets stabbed in the leg.
The lawsuit against the school starts and it proves that Caitlin was not being protected by the school. The superintendent of schools promises to change things as far as harassment goes. Ethan admits to participating in the harassment and so does Jace who got injured and he is not able to play football anymore. They both get punished for their actions. Caitlin graduates and is off to junior college. She says good-bye to everyone.
Lizzy =)
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