 On another occasion, she shows sympathy for Josie's sensitivity to being teased about her height, likening it to her own problems with her weight.Principal Durst's main problems on the job have less to do with students' misbehavior than with Victor Pearson and the wormhole.As the head of the school's board of directors, Pearson has the power to replace Durst as principal, and has done so on at least one occasion.