Lean on Me

[singing] Fair Eastside,<br>By thy sign, we'll stand, and always, praise thy name.<br>(Praise Thy Name, Praise Thy Naaaaaame)<br>To heaven, yea<br>Lend our hearts, and hands, to help increase thy fame.<br>Ooh Lord, thee honor, yea<br>Of all Eastside High, cross forth our loyalty<br>Loyalty, loyalty.

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Joe Clark: You think you can run this school? If you could, then I wouldn't be here, would I? No one talks in my meetings. NO ONE! You just take out your pencils and write. I want the names of every hoodlum, drug dealer, drug user, and miscreant who's done nothing but take this place apart on my desk by noon today. Reverend Slappy...You are now my chief custodian, Reverend Slappy. You will scour this building clean. Graffiti goes up, it's off the next day. Is that clear? ...Detention students can help you. Let them scrub this place for awhile; let them discover what a fine living people like yourself make doing this. And tear down those cages in the cafeteria! If we treat our students like animals, that's exactly how they'll behave...! This is my new Dean of Security, Mr. William Wright. He will be my Avenging Angel, as you teachers reclaim the halls. This is an institution of learning, ladies and gentlemen. If you can't control it, HOW CAN YOU TEACH?! Discipline is not the enemy of en

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Joe Clark: Now, let me tell you something: The trouble with being a teenager is you don't know nothin'. The problem with teenagers is you think you're smarter than people who've already been down the road you're traveling. You know what I'm tryin' to say to you, boy? DO YOU?! Thomas Sams: Yes, sir. Joe Clark: Did you tell your father I threw you out of school? [Sams shakes his head without making eye contact; Clark picks Sam's head up, yells] Is that a no? SAY SOMETHING, DAMN IT! Thomas Sams: [sobs] I didn't, sir. Joe Clark: Why not? No guts, huh? Afraid of what he's gonna say to you, aren't ya? Thomas Sams: My father doesn't live with us anymore, sir. Joe Clark: Oh, is that what you're doing now? Go around feeling sorry for yourself, boy? Huh? Go on. Get outta here! You're wasting my time! Thomas Sams: [crying] Please, sir. I have to get back in school somewhere. I can't just go home and tell my mom I got thrown out. Joe Clark: Now why should I let you back into my school, Sams? Thoma

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Dr. Frank Napier: You know, all your shit comes down on my head. Joe Clark: Aw, Frank, look-- Dr. Frank Napier: No, you let me talk. It's like you're a big bird with radar, and I'm tired of getting hit! Joe Clark: Is this my fault? Dr. Frank Napier: This is nothing! I've got union lawyers threatening me, and there's talk of a walkout! Joe Clark: Well let 'em! They're not teaching anything down there anyway! Dr. Frank Napier: Then it's your job to do something about it! Joe Clark: Not one of them has a personal stake in that school, Frank, not one! Dr. Frank Napier: The Fire Chief was just here; he says it's illegal to bar those doors. Mrs. Barrett is organizing a parents' group to try to get you removed, since you insulted them at that meeting the other night when you suggested that they "get off welfare"! Joe Clark: Oh, I didn't mean that... Dr. Frank Napier: Cause the fact is quite a few of them need it. Joe Clark: I wasn't talking to all of them, Frank. Now look, you came and recrui

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Mrs. Elliott: I would love to chat, Mr. Clark, but we have a concert next week in New York and I want these students to be prepared for it. Joe Clark: You want what!? Mrs. Elliott: To be prepared. That's what rehearsal is for, isn't it? Joe Clark: What concert, Mrs. Elliott? Mrs. Elliott: The one at Lincoln Center. We give it every year. Joe Clark: Until now. Your concert is cancelled. Mrs. Elliott: What? Joe Clark: CANCELLED! You do know what cancelled means, don't you? Over! Finished! Terminated! Mrs. Elliott: I can't tell Lincoln Center that! These young people have worked too hard for too long! Joe Clark: Also for not telling me! Mrs. Elliott: I filed a form in your office! Didn't you see it? Joe Clark: AND for blatant insubordination! You've openly challenged my judgement, my competence, my intelligence! Mrs. Elliott: I don't want to get into this! You barged in on me to pick a fight, not the other way around! You're a despicable bully, and I have nothing more to say to you! Joe C

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Mr. Darnell: Mr. Clark, just what was that all about? Joe Clark: I distinctly said, "No one moves during the singing of the school song". Now, if you can't understand that, find yourself another place to work! Mr. Darnell: I was picking up a piece of paper! Joe Clark: You're contradicting me in front of my students. Mr. Darnell: They're my students, too! Joe Clark: They are my students, Mr. Darnell! Mr. Darnell: Just what are you trying to prove? I'm working my ass off of you, took the demotion and I'm doin' my job! You're just getting your rocks off for treating me like trash! Joe Clark: No, sir. That's what you were picking up. Mr. Darnell: [slamming the folders onto Clark's desk] Goddamn it! You give me the goddamn respect you would damn well want yourself, or I will kick your black ass! Joe Clark: You are suspended, sir, as of right now! Get out!

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