 Sam Decker (Dolph Lundgren) is giving up. After military service in the Gulf War and the former Yugoslavia, he returned to his inner city neighborhood to teach at the toughest school in town. He wanted to make a difference - but nothing does at Downview High. Frustrated and angered by a system that doesn t seem to work, Sam hands in his resignation. But the day he does, he pulls one last detention duty with the toughest kids in the school. It s a bad time for all. That same day, gunmen take over the high school - using it to hide $300 million worth of cocaine they ve hijacked. The plan s to use the school auto shop to prep two police cars, stash the drugs in secret compartments and drive away safely. The paid-off local police and school security guards were supposed to make sure the school was empty after hours. But nobody figured Sam Decker and his juvenile delinquents into the equation. Sam leads the kids in a running battle with the gunmen throughout the school. Wounded and outgunned, Sam shows the kids what it means to stand up for something. Inspired and motivated, the kids save the day, showing bravery and nobility. For once the kids don t let Sam down - and they re not likely to forget the lessons they ve learned. And neither is Sam.