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In a quiet suburban town, life at Fort Chicken Elementary School seems entirely ordinary until a contaminated batch of chicken nuggets enters the cafeteria. This tainted meat carries a virulent, highly aggressive pathogen that selectively targets pre-pububescent children, leaving adults immune. The narrative centers on Clint Hadson, a frustrated, aspiring writer who reluctantly returns to his hometown to work as a substitute English teacher. Upon arrival, he reconnects with former high school crush Lucy, her overly sensitive gym-teacher boyfriend Wade, and an eccentric, dysfunctional faculty including the cynical Tracy and the neurotic math teacher Drake.As lunchtime ends, the infected students begin exhibiting bizarre, feral behaviors. Sweet-natured children rapidly transform into bloodthirsty, rabid ghouls with superhuman strength and a penchant for cannibalism. The outbreak explodes with terrifying speed, trapping the faculty inside the building as the school is entirely overrun. Panic ensues when the teachers realize the administration and local authorities have locked down the perimeter to contain the biological threat, leaving the staff completely isolated and fighting for their lives.Forced to band together, the teachers must abandon their petty interpersonal dramas and figure out how to survive the relentless horde of violent children. Clint steps up as an unlikely tactical leader, utilizing his knowledge of horror tropes to devise makeshift weapons and defense strategies. Tensions mount as the teachers debate the ethics of fighting back against their own students. Wade, increasingly unhinged and jealous of Clint’s bond with Lucy, becomes a dangerous liability, driven by a toxic motivation to prove his masculinity. Meanwhile, the faculty suffers casualties, heightening the emotional stakes and the sense of hopeless confinement.As the siege intensifies, the surviving staff barricades themselves in the gymnasium, desperately formulating an escape plan. Wade’s erratic behavior culminates in a disastrous betrayal, forcing the remaining group to fight both the infected children and their compromised colleague. Realizing that waiting for rescue is a death sentence, Clint spearheads a daring breakout using a heavily modified school lunch van. In a chaotic, adrenaline-fueled climax, they smash through the barricades, crushing numerous infected students in their path. Driving away into the foggy sunrise, the battered survivors realize the grim reality: the entire town—and likely the world outside—has succumbed to the epidemic. The movie concludes on a chilling, darkly humorous note, highlighting their uncertain future in a world now ruled by monstrous children.