Parents call an emergency meeting that night.
Australian Chart Book 1970—1992 illustrated ed.
Lean on Me might be moving and powerful, but we must look deeper into the of Joe Clark and how he treated others.
A local newspaper refers to Joe as "Crazy Joe Clark" and accuses him of fighting with his student's parents.
Clark kept a tight grip on his students and especially his teachers whom he blamed for the initial state of the school.
Sometime later, Joe shakes his students' hands as they accept their diplomas at graduation.