A man mentions that his late wife was an "exotic dancer" (a girl asks if that means she was a stripper).

It is hinted at that a girl's mother had a child after a one-night stand.

There is no sex or nudity in the film, although there are a couple of brief, subtle references.

A girl steals a basketball, after which she is beaten up by a group of boys.

It is implied that a younger child was abused at his former household; he flinches when characters raise a broom or a hand, believing that they are going to hit him.

A boy is kicked in the shin. A girl jokes that he will receive a "wicked bruise" later on.

It is mentioned that a woman's son was killed in a war.

A man gets into a mild car accident (played for comedy; the man is not hurt, although the car is damaged).

An overweight woman falls on top of a girl and passes gas. The girl has to roll her off and aid her in standing up again.

A boy is shoved into a locker by a girl.

A girl threatens to cut out another girl's tongue.

It is said (jokingly) that a boy got into a fight, and that the boy was "scuffed up a bit" but otherwise unharmed.

A girl writes a poem to her teacher which leaves a blank space rhyming with "figure" (for "n*gger", the teacher points out verbally). The teacher is visibly upset by the word.

A woman passes gas. A boy vomits next to a toilet.

Several uses of "God", "oh my God", "damn", "hell" and similar religious expletives.

A woman asks her adult daughter if she is drunk or high during an airport visit.

The scenes which include school bullying can be quite cruel and intense, including a girl being beaten up, boys getting kicked and mocked, a nerd being shoved around and called "loaf" (a nickname he does not want), and a girl being threatened and pushed.

Gilly's racial poem to her teacher may offend some viewers.