Mia

Oakridge, Oregon... a small, quiet mountain town. Everyone knows everyone. Mia Richmond, 41, is the strict, highly respected principal of the local Middle School. With only 123 students, she maintains absolute order. Her 13-year-old son is a bright student, but Mia demands perfection from him—flawless grades and impeccable behavior. One day, everything shatters. Erika, a student from a poor family, loses her wallet containing $15. Mia immediately orders a full locker search. To everyone's shock, the wallet is found inside her own son's locker, which he had accidentally left unlocked. He desperately claims his innocence, but unable to explain how it got there, Mia freezes with wrath. Terrified of losing her reputation and job, she and the board transfer him to a school 15 miles away. At home, life becomes a living hell. Mia strips him of his phone, grounds him, and cold-heartedly isolates him. Even his father, Liam, and his sister, Olga, turn their backs on him, treating him like a criminal. At his new school, he is branded as a thief. A month later, a mother arrives at Mia’s office, pale with shame. Her daughter, Anna, stole the wallet and threw it into Mia's son open locker during the panic of the search. Her son was completely innocent. Shocked, Mia orders his immediate return to Oakridge. Though she offers a stiff apology at home, she proudly insists she handled the crisis correctly as a principal to protect the school's image. Her son coldly accepts the apology, but the trust is completely broken. He shuts everyone out, refusing to speak even to his sister. Knowing she ruined their bond, Mia finds her chance when Liam and Olga leave for the weekend for Olga's away volleyball tournament in Portland. Walking into his room, Mia closes the door, determined to fix what she broke.