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Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer, and starring Morgan Freeman.It is based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is in danger of being placed into receivership of the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on ...
Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding Principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods at Paterson, New Jersey’s Eastside High ...
Clark was born in Rochelle, Georgia, on May 8, 1938.At the age of 6, Clark and his family moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he would graduate from Central High School. [2] [3] He went on to receive a bachelor's degree from William Paterson College, a master's degree from Seton Hall University, and an honorary doctorate from the U.S. Sports Academy.
Paterson Eastside High is known for its renaissance in the mid-1980s under the leadership of Joe Clark as principal. The school was depicted in the 1989 film Lean on Me, starring Morgan Freeman as Clark. [45] Former student, Fetty Wap, filmed the music video for his song "Wake Up" in the school in 2016. [46]
Frank Napier Jr. [1] (August 8, 1935 [1] – October 28, 2002) [2] was an American former superintendent of the Paterson School District in Paterson, New Jersey. [3] [4] [5] In the 1980s, he received national recognition as superintendent through Joe Louis Clark, the notable and controversial former principal of Eastside High School.
Andre McCollum, who was Eastside's principal for 14 months, retired Nov. 1. Paul Vander Wende, vice principal at International High, will fill in.
Eastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey), highlighted in the 1989 film Lean on Me Eastside High School (Taylors, South Carolina) Eastside Junior-Senior High School (Butler, Indiana)
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