Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer, and starring Morgan Freeman.

Mayor Bottman learns that the school will be turned over to state administration unless 75% of the students can pass the minimum basic skills test.

Some parents react strongly to these measures, particularly Leonna Barrett, the mother of one of the expelled students, who presses the mayor to oust Clark.

Clark institutes a tutorial program to strengthen academic skills; he also encourages remedial reading courses on Saturdays, so that parents may attend alongside their children if they want (or need) to.

The film ends with the senior students, including Sams, graduating high school (amid the closing credits); Clark hands them their diplomas.

The Warner Bros. Television project was written by Wendy Calhoun, with LeBron James, Maverick Carter, John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius also set to executive produce.

The female-led drama was to center around "when a spirited young black teacher [named] Amarie Baldwin scores the principal job at an Akron, Ohio, public high school, she must dig deep to transform a failing campus into an urban oasis.

In a time when education and school safety have life-or-death stakes, Amarie will take on a broken system that tests her mettle, love life and family.