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Mrs. Lichtenstein:
[In the principal's office]
Hello, Clareese. Are you pregnant? [Clareese looks away] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
You're 16; you're still in Junior High School; and you're pregnant with your second child. Is that correct? [No reply] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Are you pregnant, again? [Mrs. Lichtenstein huffs, exasperated] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
What happened Clareese? Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
I had sex, Mrs. Lichtenstein. Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Do you have any other thoughts about your situation, Clareese? [Clareese shrugs] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Clareese? Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
Am I in trouble? [No reply] Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
Thank you, but I have to get back to math. [She gathers her things to leave] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Sit down, Clareese. Sit down right now! [Clareese sits back down] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
We should have a parent-teacher conference with you, me and your mother. Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
My mother's busy. Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Alright. How about if I come to your house? Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
If I were you, I wouldn't
[In the principal's office]
Hello, Clareese. Are you pregnant? [Clareese looks away] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
You're 16; you're still in Junior High School; and you're pregnant with your second child. Is that correct? [No reply] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Are you pregnant, again? [Mrs. Lichtenstein huffs, exasperated] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
What happened Clareese? Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
I had sex, Mrs. Lichtenstein. Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Do you have any other thoughts about your situation, Clareese? [Clareese shrugs] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Clareese? Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
Am I in trouble? [No reply] Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
Thank you, but I have to get back to math. [She gathers her things to leave] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Sit down, Clareese. Sit down right now! [Clareese sits back down] Mrs. Lichtenstein:
We should have a parent-teacher conference with you, me and your mother. Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
My mother's busy. Mrs. Lichtenstein:
Alright. How about if I come to your house? Clareece 'Precious' Jones:
If I were you, I wouldn't
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Movie Summary
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

