Bryan Murry officially resigns due to a state nepotism law that prevents family of Board members from working for the district.
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD Board of Trustees President Bryan Murry officially resigned yesterday to give us sons the chance to work in the district.
Murry has served as the president for the last six and half years. It was a job he said he loved very much.
"I will always cherish my time serving the city and community of Midland," Murry said. "But now I'm choosing to provide for my own children with the ability to return them to their alma mater and get back to educating the future of Midland."
Murry’s sons have plans to become teachers and coaches for the school district, but little did they know, there was a problem.
"I found out about two weeks ago that there was a state law that didn't allow my children to go to work for MISD because I was on the school board," Murry said. "We did some checking, talked to some state representatives, [but] there was just no chance of getting out of that law. And so I've got two sons that taught at Greenwood last year that had been offered positions at Legacy high school and I just felt like it was important for them, as my children, to have the opportunity to coach and teach at their alma maters."
So Murry swiftly announced his resignation, putting his son’s and MISD’s futures over his own.
"My youngest son was voted 'Newcomer Teacher of the Year' for Greenwood," Murry said. "We need good teachers at MISD and...
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