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SAN BENITO — After about six months on the job, San Benito High School Principal Marcus Ysasi is resigning to move to the Dallas area.
In a letter to Superintendent Theresa Servellon, Ysasi wrote he was resigning effective July 10.
“Ms. Servellon, I appreciate the support you have given me during my time with the district. I have enjoyed working with you and the district administrative team,” the letter emailed to the Valley Morning Star states. “It is in the best interest of my family and I to relocate to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to pursue an educational environment that is conducive to progress, success and stability. I am fortunate to have the ability to go to another school district that provides a safe and stable working environment.”
On July 5, Servellon did not respond to a message requesting comment on Ysasi’s resignation.
Appointment
In late January, the past school board unanimously appointed Ysasi to serve as the high school’s top administrator based on Servellon’s recommendation.
Ysasi, a Raymondville native who had served as a former Riverside Middle School principal, had previously served as a principal of Chapel Hill High School, with an enrollment of about 330 students.
Ysasi’s announcement comes weeks after his return following a suspension in May, when officials placed him on paid administrative leave.
At the time, district spokeswoman Isabel Gonzalez declined to disclose the reason behind the suspension, stating officials did not comment on “personnel matters.”
Second principal to resign
Ysasi’s resignation marks the second time the high school’s principal resigns in a year.
In December 2022, Servellon suspended Principal Gilbert Galvan, who resigned in January following a 45-year career as an educator.
In June 2022, Servellon assigned Galvan, who had served as Veterans Memorial Academy’s principal since 2013, to the high school’s principal post, replacing Rudy Ramirez, who had served in that position since 2020.
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