Hammond Superintendent Scott Miller, pictured in July 2021, has left the district to take a job as Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott’s chief of staff.
In an email he composed after the city made the announcement, Miller touted his accomplishments while acknowledging he’d become a polarizing figure for the schools. McDermott also acknowledged Miller’s unpopularity but laid SCH’s financial difficulties on the voters who didn’t vote for the referendum in November.Frank O’Bannon elementary school third-grade teacher Jennifer Young holds up a sign during a public Hammond School Board meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
“I’m sure this unfair criticism is part of the reason Scott is becoming Chief of Staff and I’m happy he’s coming over.”
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