In the current climate of school improvement, no one feels more pressure than a high school principal. A principal bears responsibility not just for the organization's daily functioning but for the performance of its students in high school and beyond. However, high school students perceive principals as individuals who held the lion's share of the power. In this article, the author discusses the pressures faced by principals and how often students felt they are being disrespected by those in the educational authorities. She also observes that the relationship between the school authorities and the students can be improved if students are to be treated as partners and not as inferiors.