The Town of Merrillville is one step away from awarding Andrean High School $1 million to help with infrastructure, and a giant gift to the Diocese of Gary’s schools isn’t changing at least one councilor’s mind.
Pettit pointed out that the town did a similar deal for Merrillville Community School Corp., giving them $2 million over five years for programs such as the district’s Truancy Court and access to Harrison Street.
“The vouchers established for people, no, there’s no income limit. Andrean is growing because of vouchers, so if they can’t keep their enrollment, that’s not our problem,” she said. “Let them go; they don’t assimilate with this community. And if we’re finding money for Andrean, can we find money for the Town Court?”
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