For one thing, it is a Star Schools model technology site. It also happens that the majority of its students have been convicted of one or more felony offenses, including violent crimes such as assault, sex offenses and capital murder. Housed within the San Saba State School-TYC facility, the accredited high school serves 370 male students from ages 11 to 19.
Most students have a history of abuse and neglect.
When McCoy moved to the central Texas town of San Saba, his main hope was to live in a less urban, more peaceful rural area. He had no idea that he would also make the most satisfying career move of his life. Even though he had been teaching and running a business for nearly 20 years, like most people, McCoy knew nothing about teaching in a correctional institution. It s not at all like the image of adult prisons where the stereotype is that ordinary folk are being turned into hardened criminals. This achievement is even more impressive when considering that working with incarcerated youth involves some unique challenges.