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 spoke strongly and carried a big stick. His success in turning around the high school prompted President Ronald Reagan to offer Clark a White House policy adviser position. Eileen Shafer, superintendent of Paterson School District, shared her condolences in a statement following his passing. But in the end, it is the many lives Joe Clark influenced for the better that have become his greatest legacy," she continued.

Source: Fox News December 30, 2020 09:45 UTC