Terry Abbott, for years the spokesman for the alleged “Houston Miracle” of HISD, the man who spun Rod Paige into a conservative saint serving well above his abilities as U.S. Department of Education, is leaving the school district.
Abbott announced in a press release the official confirmation of what he called “maybe the worst-kept secret in town” – that he’s leaving to form a PR group with a former assistant.
We’re not sure how “worst-kept” the secret was, but we do know it comes at time when superintendent Abe Saavedra seems to be on ever-thinner ice with the board.
Any references to types of animals, and ships that might not be floating as well as they used to, will go unsaid.
Godspeed, Terry Abbott: the spokesman who would never answer a reporter’s question unless it was sent in writing. We hope to find you one day pitching a story on one of your clients. No phone calls, please. – Richard Connelly
I just know that my mother (an HISD teacher) is doing a happy dance in her classroom today. Terry Abbott is not her favorite person in the district. She particularly hates the way he says "we" are taking care of things when everyone knows "he" has nothing to do with anything.
Posted at: July 1, 2008 9:38 AM