'Just like any barbershop, that's how we learn a lot, that's how we build relationships,' Dr. Terrance Newton told 'GMA.' 'Ninety percent of what I know in life I learned in the barbershop.'
have also helped turn the school around; out-of-school suspensions at this time last year totaled 103. This year, that number is four.
"It's not 'Dr. Newton, my principal,' it's 'Newt, my mentor, my barber,'" he said."This is just not a barbershop for me, this is my mentoring sanctuary."Although the barbershop serves boys, Newton didn't forget about his other"babies" -- the girls of the school. "In the beginning of the school year, my son started off really rough and was not getting along with Dr. Newton, but now that they have built this bond -- he loves him to death," said Collins."Dr. Newton speaks positive things to them while he's cutting their hair and it shows. His grades have gotten so much better.
"My son tells me all the time that he wants to stay at Warner because Dr. Newton is there," said Collins."But I tell him you'll be able to come back and visit him all the time." MORE: North Carolina principal has made it his mission to gift students with a book on their birthday
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