I disagreed many times with him on many policies and decisions, but I must admit, he is a class act. I respected the office because of him, and I respect the man personally, albeit I disagreed with him vociferously on many issues.
Like I said to the principal I had until I was a sophomore in high school. "I disagreed with you on everything you did. I thought you were do thing that hurt the students rather than helped, but you were always respectful and a class act towards me when I either got in trouble or challenged you." Then I shook his hand on told him I would always respect him as a man because our disagreements were "professional, rather than personal."
Then the next principal was a racist, sexist, homophobic anti-Semite which fit the community better and everything went back to normal with me. . .where the bullies would come out and do their anti-Jewish shit. Difference was I wasn't the quiet, meek, weak student anymore. I was, in 1994, about 5'10" and 220 lbs of solid muscle that learned to fight and would take the fight to people. So you can guess how I was treated.
Similar to now. . .we have all class as president, and all ass as incoming.
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