Forget about Bruce Wayne.....Whatever Happened to the Real Batman, Joe Clark!

I've always wondered what happened to the fiery and erudite high school principal, Joe Clark. Clark, who came into prominence during the mid 80s as a highly controversial educator of Paterson, New Jersey's Eastside High School, appeared to drop of the media scene soon after he was immortalized in the film, Lean on Me (above). I thought one of our greatest oversights, was not hiring Clark as an education czar or in some capacity to implement administrative changes in our nation's school system. So out of curiosity, I discovered that Clark is still alive and kicking (one couldn't doubt that) and currently the director of the Essex County Detention House, a juvenile Detention center in Newark, N.J. Let's take a look at a stellar performance by Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark in the film in question and also click on the link below to check out Clark's official website.

Joe Clark's Official website