Lean on Me Page #2

i thought.

But, well, no, see, now,

actually, they can.

What?

The house passed

a bill last week.

75% of high school

students

must pass the minimum

basic skills test,

or the state takes control

by the end of the school year.

Well, how many

passed last year?

About 38%.

38%?

What in god's name

are they doing

down there

at eastside?

They were

your appointees, don.

Don't try pinning

this on me.

You're

the superintendent

of schools,

remember?

Now, look, i'm not

going down the tubes

just because

those kids

can't pass

some test.

It's a can

of worms, don.

The only person

who would take this job

is someone

with nothing to lose

then the question becomes

what would we want with him?

I'm sitting here

racking my brain-

you're sitting there

setting me up.

I know you

like a book.

No, wait a minute.

No!

No, no, no, no, no,

not that nut! No!

No way!

He's the only guy

i can think of.

Oh, lord help us.

Derrick, derrick,

slow down, now.

I am, mr. Clark.

Slow down!

Bye, mr. Clark.

So long, kids.

Hey, joe.

Am i in trouble?

You gotta bring your lawyer?

Rosenberg.

Joe. Hot

for october.

How's it going

over here?

Ok. Same old,

same old.

What brings you down?

We came from

the mayor's office.

They need a new principal

at eastside high.

Gotta get

those test scores up.

He specifically

thought of you.

Sure.

Ok. I thought

of you.

All this time

i been stuck down here,

and you ask me now, frank.

I'm not a miracle

worker, joe.

Hello,

dr. Napier.

Mr. Clark,

the girls

need that room

for baking class.

We continue to find

gum under the desks.

I'll make an announcement

in the morning.

Will that satisfy you?

Mrs. Hamilton, you

know mr. Rosenberg,

the school board

attorney.

Yes. How are you,

mr. Rosenberg?

Excuse us,

mrs. Hamilton.

Dr. Napier wants to

inspect our new sandbox.

Our sandbox?

I didn't mean to interrupt.

Good seeing you,

dr. Napier.

Yes, yes.

Forget about what

happened before.

This is a chance

to make changes,

stop blowing smoke

up each other's butts,

see if we can turn

this thing around.

You mean nobody else

wants the job?

Nobody i'd want.

You add my name

to the list.

You're bullshit.

Don't talk to me

about saving those kids.

The mayor wants

to save his budget,

and you want

to save your ass.

Well, so what.

You want

the truth, joe?

Yeah, frank.

Let's have some truth.

For all your talk

and all your

crazy joe routine,

what have you done?

Nothing!

You're nothing but

an insignificant man!

It's like

you were never born.

Your life hasn't

made any difference.

Neither has mine.

Want to take that

to the grave.

We want to welcome

mr. Clark to eastside.

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