Frank Napier

Frank Napier
Born(1935-08-08)August 8, 1935
DiedOctober 28, 2002(2002-10-28) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSuperintendent
Known for1989 film Lean on Me

Frank Napier Jr. (August 8, 1935 – October 28, 2002) was an American educator who served as superintendent of the Paterson School District in Paterson, New Jersey. In the 1980s, he received national recognition as superintendent through Joe Louis Clark, the notable and controversial former principal of Eastside High School. It was Napier who asked Clark to be the principal of Eastside High. Napier was portrayed by Robert Guillaume in the 1989 film, Lean on Me.

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