From hero to celebrity
MR JOE CLARK is America's most famous - possibly its only famous - highschool principal. Seven years ago, he took over Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, which resembled a juvenile detention center unable to control its inmates. "Pot smoke blew out of the windows. Graffiti marred the walls .... Teachers were afraid to come to work," according to Time magazine. Enter Mr Clark, who spoke loudly and carried a big stick. Brandishing a bullhorn and a ...
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