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Teaching was her passion. As Austin ISD closes schools, Martin math teacher leaves the classroom

  • 1.  Teaching was her passion. As Austin ISD closes schools, Martin math teacher leaves the classroom

    Posted 06-23-2026 05:03 PM

    For the last 12 years, Michelle Scruggs drove every weekday from Georgetown to the corner of Comal and Haskell streets in East Austin. With a cup of coffee in hand, she would go into Martin Middle School, up the stairs and into her math classroom. Room 208 at Martin is the only one that has a blue sky and clouds painted on the ceiling. Its walls are covered with student art, colorful paper airplanes and algebra equations. "I love teaching. I absolutely adore teaching. I adore my kids," Scruggs said.

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    Michael Spurlin
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