The Principal (K-12)

"Transitioning? No, no I can't permit you to influence the children with this ridiculous behaviour"

- The Principal to Ms. Harper

The Principal is the primary antagonist in the theatrical film K-12 by Melanie Martinez. He is the former principal of K-12 Sleepaway School.

He is portrayed by Toby Eddington.

Early Life
Not much is known about The Principal's life before the events of the movie. Which is obvious due to him not even being named in the movie. The only thing that's known is that he has a son named Leo and an unnamed wife. It's implied that he doesn't love his wife. That's evident because on a picture of his family his wifes face is removed. He has an affair  with one of the female teachers Ms. Daphne. He is the principal of K-12 Sleepaway School and is very greedy and cruel.

Later Life
The Principal is first seen when he together with Ms. Daphne confronts Ms. Harper about her "ridiculous behaviour". The "ridiculous behaviour" is referring to Ms. Harper's transitioning from Mr. Harper to Ms. Harper. He cruelly fires Ms. Harper because of the transitioning and mocks her when he says; "Mr. Harper you're fired". During that, Crybaby sees one of the students taking pills and asks why. He tells her that The Principal forces "medication" on to the children to control them, so they are unable to leave the school. Crybaby uses her powers to see The Principal firing Ms. Harper. She is angered about that and the pills and uses her powers again to call him and begins insulting him and calling him out on all the bad things he have done. The Principal drinks a poisoned drink and nearly dies but Ms. Daphne says to the bunny doctors to cure him.

Later Crybaby is forced to play a role in the Drama Club even though she doesn't want to. At the show she tells everyone in the audience to "open their eyes" and realize they're being brainwashed. Her powers takes everyone out of the brainwash and then rushes to The Principal's office. There the students tear The Principal apart from limb to limb thus killing him. Crybaby and Angelita the buries The Principal on the school ground. After some time his son Leo comes to the school and takes the role as principal.

Personality
The Principal is described by Crybaby as sneaky, greedy and money-seeking. He is controlling, calculating and very cruel. The things he does is very sick and brutal. He forces drugs on to the children so they can't leave the school just so he can get more money from the children's parents. He hates people who are different which is evident by the way he treats Ms. Harper, when he cruelly fires her just because she's transgender. That shows that he is transphobic and xenophobic. The Principal is also very cold against his wife because he cheats on her with Ms. Daphne. He is shown to be an abuser who only cares about himself and his wealth.

The Principal as a metaphor for the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. It is a critique for how (according to many people) he is cruel and greedy, allowing innocent people, including children, to die just so he can get his way. Throughout his presidency, he has caused a great deal of separation among his people and causes many people to struggle.