Will You Let Your Kids See 'Bully?'

"Bully," a documentary about teen bullying in America looked at through five families, will open today at two theaters in San Francisco, and, after a protracted fight with the Motion Picture Assn. of America, it will sport a PG-13 rating.

The MPAA originally slapped an R-rating on the movie for profanity, which would have shut out teenagers, a major part of the film's intended audience. The Weinstein Co. threatened to release the film without a rating if the MPAA wouldn't alter its stance.

The MPAA was widely criticized for being intractable, and a petition on Change.org for a lower rating garnered 500,000 signatures, according to ABC News.

In the end, producers agreed to removed three utterances of the "F-word" in exchange for the lower rating. Still, the subject matter will no doubt make for a raw and emotional film.

The has taking on bullying through a at every school in the district. And in October of last year, students at signed an anti-bullying oath.

The oath reads, “I will not bully others, I will not stand by while others are bullied, I will report and deal with bullying whenever I see it because I have the Power of One.”

The oath is displayed in the school’s cafeteria so students will be reminded of their pledge, Hatch Principal Mark Loos said.

“They see that every day,” he said. “It really sets a great tone.”

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If you're interested in seeing "Bully," click here for showtimes.

— Reporting from Half Moon Bay contributed by Audrey Arthur

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