 The first school in the movie that Dizzy/ Gil (DJ Qualls) gets  kicked out of was shot at W. Charles Akins High School. At the time,  half of the school was unoccupied as it had just been opened and  only had 9th and 10th graders. The marquee outside of the school was  replaced to show the name of the films high school which, combined  with the newness of the school, created confusion for parents and  buses trying to actually drop off their students.