ABOUT ERIN GRUWELL
Inspirational teacher who motivated her low-performing students by encouraging them to fill journals with their thoughts.
She attended the University of California Irvine and California State University Long Beach.
She authored The Freedom Writers Diary: How A Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them.
She was married to Scott Casey .
She was portrayed by actress Hilary Swank in the film Freedom Writers.
