School principal

A schoool principal is the highest authority figure in a public or private school, answering directly to the county school board. Some boarding schools refer to the principal under the title Headmaster. Principals are almost universally reviled by the student body, whom they often regard as their social nemesis. In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer mythos, the principals of Sunnydale High School often meet untimely and grisly deaths. Principal Bob Flutie was attacked and killed by a gang of students turned into vampires. Principal R. Snyder was devoured by Mayor Richard Wilkins III who had transformed into a giant, demonic serpent. Principal Robin Wood was the only educator to break this harrowing tradition when the Sunnydale Hellmouth collapsed in 2003. Although the high school and in fact, the entire town of Sunnydale was destroyed, Principal Wood survived.

Another supernatural fantasy series that had a notable school principal was the MTV series Teen Wolf. In season two, the character of Gerard Argent was introduced, who was the patriarch of a family of werewolf hunters. Along with his daughter-in-law, Victoria Argent, he abducted and tortured the principal of Beacon Hills High School, forcing him to relinquish his position, allowing Gerard the opportunity to assume his role.