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Lean On Me is based on a true story of a principal at Eastside High, a multicultural school in New Jersey. In the beginning of the movie, Mr. Joe Louis Clark (portrayed by Morgan Freeman) is an assertive strong willed teacher who takes pride in his work and his school. Due to unexpected school board budget cuts, Mr. Clark is forced to make decisions about his future at Eastside High. He leaves and goes to an elementary school. Unfortunately, Eastside High takes an unexpected turn for the worst. Joe is re-hired in 1983 to run what is now one of the worst schools in the state. Rather than being a place of security and a place to get an education, Eastside High was now a place where you are forced to learn lessons of life on the streets and possibly get killed. Joe Clark's mission was to turn this crime, drug, and graffiti infested school around completely, in just one year’s time.
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