Hmmmm … I’d love a true look at the work being done in New Orleans, but this rather dramatic trailer seems more like a reality show (think Survivor) than a true depiction of turning around a school in crisis. Nevertheless, it will probably be worth watching:

First Look: Blackboard Wars

Blackboard Wars centers on the dramatic transformation of New Orleans’ John McDonogh High School. With metal detectors at the door, brutal fights in the hallways and teachers getting pushed around by students, it is one of the most dangerous and under-performing high schools in the country. More than half of its students fail to graduate. In the new OWN docu-series, cameras go inside the school and follow education maverick Steve Barr and no-nonsense principal Dr. Marvin Thompson as they embark together on an unpredictable mission to reinvent and revive the struggling school.

Tune in for the premiere of Blackboard Wars, Saturday, March 2nd at 9/8c, only on OWN.