Definitely needs a better DVD.
"Lean on Me" and "The Principal" are both fine "lone hero in a troubled high school" films, and they both received ridiculous barebones DVDs from their distributors, with a pan and scan transfer.
It's truly disappointing, because I'd actually buy both on DVD if they were ever given a proper treatment. Maybe the future Blu-Ray discs will be better..
"Don't believe everything you hear on the radio." - Charles Foster Kane