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THIRD GRADE continues Playing on Air\u2019s yearlong celebration of MacArthur \u2018Genius Grant\u2019 winner Dominique Morisseau (The Detroit Project, Pipeline, Ain't Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations).

Elementary school teacher Kai is dedicated to helping her students thrive. But when one of her third-graders is brutally bullied, Kai must unexpectedly go to battle with the boy\u2019s father over how best to protect his son.

J. Alphonse Nicholson (Starz\u2019s \u201cP-Valley\u201d, A Soldier\u2019s Play) stars alongside playwright-performer Morisseau. Directed by Stori Ayers ("The Last O.G.," Chautauqua Theater Company), THIRD GRADE is a searing look at the impossible choices that parents and public school educators are making to protect America\u2019s kids. Later in the episode, the artists join host Claudia Catania to discuss their own third grade experiences and the need to \u201dgo deep.\u201d