Mr. Clark stepped down in 2002 following criticism of his use of physical restraints, including shackles and cuffs, ... Joe Clark, New Jersey principal who inspired ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at 83.

Joe Louis Clark, the hard-charging high school principal who inspired the movie “Lean on Me,” has died at the age of 82, his family said in a statement Tuesday.

Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died ...

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Joe Clark, the imperious disciplinarian principal of a troubled New Jersey high school in the 1980s who gained fame for restoring order as he roamed its hallways with a bullhorn and sometimes a ...

Joe Clark, the uncompromising New Jersey high school principal who employed a bullhorn and baseball bat to round his students into shape en route to becoming the subject of the inspirational ...

Joe Clark, the no-nonsense, baseball-bat-wielding New Jersey high school principal who inspired the 1989 movie "Lean on Me," died Tuesday at age 82, his family announced.

Joe Clark, the New Jersey principal who inspired the 1989 film "Lean on Me" starring Morgan Freeman, ... Clark was the principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J. from 1983 to 1989.

Joe Louis Clark, whose toughness and ... Principal Joe Louis Clark was featured on the cover of TIME magazine in 1988. Born in Georgia in 1938, Clark moved to Newark with his family at the age of 6.

Joe Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died… ...

Joe Louis Clark, the bullhorn-wielding principal who inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me” starring Morgan Freeman, has died at 82 after a long illness. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 198… ...