Robert Downs, who was a principal at Pope High School and an assistant principal at Wheeler and Sprayberry, has been named superintendent for Buford City Schools.
The Gwinnett Daily Post reported Wednesday that Downs will start his new duties Feb. 25.
In his most recent role with the Cobb County School District, Downs has been an area assistant superintendent overseeing a cluster of middle schools, including Daniell, Dickerson, Dodgen, East Cobb, Hightower Trail, Mabry and McCleskey.
Downs came to Pope in 2012 after serving as principal at Lost Mountain Middle School, and was at the East Cobb high school for four years.
He succeeds Gaye Hamby, who resigned last August after audio recordings of him allegedly making racist comments were made public.
Buford City Schools has four schools and enrolls 4,300 students.
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