In the NSW mid-coast town of Kempsey, principal Mark Morrison brushes close to the rules to give troubled teens their last chance at a high school education.
At Macleay Vocational College, the former private school teacher and rugby league coach does whatever it takes to get students past the high-security fence and into a classroom.
These kids mostly come from generational disadvantage, where poverty, drug addiction, domestic violence and/or cultural trauma is the norm.
Life has taught them unacceptable behaviour but Mark Morrison hasn’t given up on them.
In fact, as the end of the school calendar draws close, he’s looking at a record-breaking number of student graduations.
