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# Correction: Santa Monica High band director Carl Stephen Hammer on unpaid leave
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/041405-story-20050414-3/
- Published: 2005-04-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:37:56.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

CORRECTION — In the April 12 edition of the Santa Monica Daily Press, there were errors in the story regarding Santa Monica High School band director Carl Stephen Hammer. Hammer is on unpaid leave during his court proceedings. The alleged sex crime with which he is being charged took place on June 6, 2004.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 14, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)