. >> that 35 minutes makes all the difference to marcia pearson. it took a lawsuit but now her first grader darren can escape the school district and go to one where she feels gives him a first rate education. >> you could see the joy coming out of him. everybody was so excited to see him. >> darren's home district, the incorporated dischoo normandy school district, finally lost its accreditation. but darren's mother took advantage of an unusual missouri law, if your school district is failing, can you transfer to another -- you can transfer to another school district and the school district has to pick up the tap. >> i was very excited for him to take advantage of that since the school district had lost its accreditation. >> she says the differences were dramatic. >> everybody should receive a good education. not because of your social or economic background none of that should matter. but coming up in the school system with my son it does matter. you know it's not fair and not right. they're just children. >> but missouri transfer law is controve