so principal wayman was doing something never done before, enforcing a dress code. and it is not about grooming, but safety. no group because groups can be used be a and no hoodies. >> you can't identify anyone walking through cameras. >> she made sure security cameras were fixtures all over the school. >> 94. >> 94 cameras here and we need more. we always have to outthink them. because they are trying to outthink us. >> principal wayman had to worry not just about the student safety but her own. a student threatened her life. >> to me saying i have a bullet with your name on it. >> in the neighborhood where 40% of the people live in poverty. highest number of homicide, rapes and assaults in the city. these are the kids in the honor's program at mansion. for many, it is tough at home. >> i don't dream. my hope is i know -- well, i see ain't nothing going to change about this school or this neighborhood. >> for every student who causes trouble, there are so many who just wanted to learn. like a small quiet girl named malaysia. she was in the ninth grade. malaysia wan

for principal wayman, no success could be sweeter than the success of her students. with violence down and graduation rates up, it is no surprise her name traveled further than even she could ever have dreamed. >> principal wayman's message of hope resonates even outside the hard streets of north philadelphia. >> this nation must invest in the education for all its children. >> last month at pennsylvania conference for women, speaking to an audience of more than 6,000, she was a keynote alongside hillary clinton. >> i want to give her another round of applause for doing a great job of anyone, a principal. >> her speech was electrifying. >> restoring hope and giving students the sense that anything is possible became my primary responsibility. i reminded the students that hope did indeed reside? strawberry mansion high school. and most of all, everyday i told them, if nobody told you they loved you today, you remember, i do. >> bravo to principal wayman. and our thanks to diane sawyer. >>> to find out how can you help strawberry mansion, go to our website at zero acro

the 49 serious incidents like the ones we filmed and often principle linda wayman caught in the middle. a fight the day i was there, a student came in to try to protect me. >> if nobody told you they loved you today, you remember i do. >> reporter: a principle trying to give the children who wanted to learn enough safety to do so, like this quiet 9th grader who told me she was bullied every day. >> because i'm little. >> and this student who tried to show up today even though it was cramped at home. >> what are your favorites subjects? >> chemistry. i like the at onlies and periodic table. >> reporter: we saw this student, christine holland who didn't have the fee. then our report and your unbelievable response. >> just when i really did think there was no hope in america, then you all aired the special. i never felt such joy in my life. when them phones started ringing, oh, my god, somebody -- somebody besides me actually do care. >> reporter: right away you, our viewers, moved in. that senior, christine holland who didn't have the fee for the college she loved, got a scholarship. so

. >> reporter: so for the last 20 years, dick wayman, or mr. dick, the head custodian, has been putting on a show for kindergarten through fifth graders and finding material is eaglescy. he just comes to work. >> like a sitcom without a writer. i'll show up to work and some kid will come up to me and say, mr. dick, you know, what's wrong with you today? [ laughter ] >> i'll go wait a minute. nothing. [ laughter ] >> he is simple, funny and really fun. >> going to poke this through and hopefully it won't squeak. here we go. ready? [ pop ] >> reporter: this show complete with magic tricks and games is a staple here and the school's principal often joins in the fun. >> okay. where does it go? let's see if she knows. >> reporter: mr. dick even got us involved. >> michelle, what is your name? >> michelle. >> reporter: he is so popular, every year parents pay $125 for their kid to be mr. dick for the day with all the money going to the school fund. >> give them a set of keys, a full master set of keys, no matter what grade they're in kindergarten thr