Lean on Me Page #7
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1989
- 108 min
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Be on time
school bell ring
at a quarter to 9:00
that's it, sams!
Stay with it, boy!
...be on time
"how do you learn
the alphabet?" be on time
how do you spell eastside
, eastside high?
How do you spell joe clark?
He's on time
j-o-e c-l...
holy cow!
I'm out of here.
Clark can't even get them
past that test.
I thought we'd
settled this.
With the doors chained,
that school's a firetrap.
He's laughing at us.
The man has
a legitimate problem.
How does he keep drug pushers
out of his school
if their buddies
can let them walk on in?
He's got a point.
This doesn't
concern you.
Don, we can both
go to jail.
By statute, we are
legally responsible.
If a fire broke out
and a kid got hurt,
they're going to
get trampled.
A bunch
of savages anyway.
Savages?
Don, can't you
control your men?
Ladies and gentlemen,
please leave me alone
with mrs. Barrett.
Don, i want to
talk to you.
I'll call you later
at your office.
Thank you, frank.
Close the door, eh?
I want to apologize for
the chief's use of language.
I don't like
none of you people.
Then let's cut through
the formalities.
What do you want?
Clark!
Just like that.
Head on a platter.
You think
i got an attitude.
Let me tell you
what i think.
You like clark
because he's a guard dog,
does your dirty work,
keeps the black folk in line.
That's fine, but you got
to get re-elected.
I got enough folks
lined up with me
to give you a damn hard time,
and i'll get more.
Unless i do what?
Appoint me
to the school board
so we can
vote clark out.
Otherwise we'll have to
vote you out.
It's always a pleasure
to see citizens
avail themselves of
the democratic process.
My job will be easy.
You're not too popular
these days, are you?
I'll sic the fire chief
on clark.
Will that satisfy you?
Yes. And then i'll get
the school board to dismiss him.
Then you'll come out
publicly for me.
It'll be my pleasure,
mr. Mayor.
That barrett
is a b*tch on wheels.
Smart. She's smart.
Yeah. She got
your number.
When am i supposed
to do this?
Now we'd just
disrupt things.
Give him another week
to prepare for that test.
Then we'll catch him
with chains on the doors.
We nail him,
and we make her
happy.
Politics.
What a business.
It's just like yours,
putting out fires.
The mayor's going to
nail me, huh?
What do i
always say?
He's got the hammer
and nails himself.
These are some
of my white students.
Frankie, bernard,
steve.
Boys, this is mr. Rosenberg,
school attorney.
Let him hear
the school song.
Fair eastside
by thy side
by thy side?
We'll stand
we'll stand?
And always
praise thy name-
all right!
I can't stand this.
Needs work, fellas.
Some things
you can't teach.
Bad singing
isn't genetic.
How's your mother?
She got that job.
She's feeling good.
Girls,
what are you doing?
The phone's broken.
My baby's sick.
Make your call
from the office.
When will you girls
learn?
I ain't ashamed
about my baby.
Nobody's saying
you should be ashamed.
And she ain't
ashamed of me.
Whenever
she look at me,
she don't see
no wrong.
Ok. Go on and make
your call.
Mr. Vanzetti,
Hey, mr. Clark.
We can't let them know
who told you.
Why not?
Mr. Clark,
we got a problem.
How come
you leave us out?
Everything's
for the black kids.
The gospel chorus,
football, basketball
is for the blacks.
I'm short. I can't
play basketball.
The point is,
you're ignoring us.
We're getting
really ticked off.
With a mouth
like yours,
you ought to
study law.
Really?
You kids wait for me
in my office.
If you all talk
at once,
i can't do anything.
I'll be with you ladies
in a minute.
Boss, you and mr. Rosenberg
better wait out here.
Miss lynn,
give markus a pass.
Ms. Levias,
is everyone here?
Yes, sir.
Let me have
your attention.
With the help of my ubiquitous,
clandestine informants
i have learned that the mayor
has told the fire chief
to catch me
with chains on the doors.
They want to prosecute me
and get me out of here.
our first line of defense.
If you see the fire chief,
stop him at the gates.
Call in code 10
on your walkie-talkies.
We will repeat code 10
on the p.a. System.
All teachers and guards
have keys to the exit doors.
When you hear code 10,
proceed to your assigned door
and remove the chains.
Guards, resume your posts.
Ms. Levias, take over.
Tell those kids in my office
to meet me here 7th period.
How did it go?
It's under control.
I have
the progress report
on the reading
program.
I thought you'd
like to hear it.
I would like to hear it.
I'd also like to hear
the kids in my office,
and mr. Rosenberg,
and dr. Napier.
I can't be 10 different
places at the same time.
Maybe my vice principal can do
something without me for once.
Mr. Clark.
I'll help you
7th period.
Excuse me.
Good night,
mr. Clark.
Good night.
Mr. Clark.
Yes, ms. Levias.
May i talk to you
for a minute, please?
What do you want?
I want you
to transfer me.
To where?
Out of here.
This doesn't
surprise me.
I've sensed resistance in you
since our very first meeting.
You're an egomaniacal
windbag.
Who you talking to?
You!
You like to whip people
who can't fight back.
because i had a father
in the same kind of pain
that makes you
such a bastard,
but i was wrong.
Life is much too short.
I will not endure you
any longer.
The only reason
i haven't walked out
and half the staff
with me
is because
those children need us.
You're so busy
talking discipline,
you forget to educate.
What the hell do you think
i've been doing here?
You cleaned it up.
That was easy.
Those children
want to be helped.
They've done everything
we've asked,
but i feel
sorry for them.
They're not ready
to take that test.
What the hell
are you talking about?
I have done everything-
i. It is always i.
There are 300
teachers here.
You don't
do it alone.
I don't have to listen
to these accusations.
Youwilllisten!
All right, ms. Levias,
go ahead and talk.
You've been flapping
your mouth,
and you haven't
heard a thing.
You haven't seen what's
painfully obvious.
I'll tell you what-
no, let me finish!
Everybody here
may not like you,
but we all applaud
your effort.
What you don't
understand
is the same people
who support you
are the ones
you're beating up!
You don't even
say thank you.
You just constantly
abuse them,
criticize them.
What the hell
do you want from me?
I want you
to get this straight.
Most of the teachers are
here because they care
about those children,
this school, this fight.
They're in it with you.
They take it home
the same as you.
They are part of those
children's lives.
You are thoughtless
and cruel,
and it hurts.
And none of them
deserve it.
They are sick of it,
and so am i.
Ms. Levias.
What's this?
The transfer
you asked for.
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