Teen foils hateful principal

For years, Jaisaan Lovett took classes, studied hard and thrived at a Rochester high school, graduating last month as the school's first black valedictorian, but the principal didn't care one bit, refusing to let the teen speak at commencement ceremonies.

It was the end of what Lovett described as a six-year battle with school administrator at University Prepatory Charter School for Young Men, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

In his speech, Lovett was planning to thank his parents, siblings and teachers as well as encourage his classmates, the newspaper's website reported.

But the principal, Joseph Munno, would have none of it, and has yet to say why he tried to muzzle his star student.

Luckily for Lovett, someone else was interested in hearing what he had to say — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, in whose office he works as an intern.

Warren invited Lovett to City Hall to deliver the speech, which she then posted to the city's official YouTube channel.

Lovett, who landed a full scholarship to Clark Atlanta University, acknowledged he and Munno had several disagreements over the past six years.