George Russell Mcallister
Introduction
George Russell Mcallister is a former part-time welding teacher at Ferris High School in Ferris, Texas, who was fired by Ferris ISD after being arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Mcallister, 61, of Waxahachie, was charged with a third-degree felony on November 5, 2026, and the district terminated him the moment it learned of the arrest.
Background Information
Mcallister had worked in Texas education for decades, holding a teaching certificate since 1992. According to his LinkedIn page, he had been employed by Ferris ISD since 2020, serving as a part-time welding teacher at the district’s high school in the Ellis County town of Ferris, south of Dallas.
His career before the arrest was otherwise unmarked by public scandal: a longtime certified educator teaching a trade course in a small suburban district, with no prior disciplinary record reported in the coverage of his arrest.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged with possession of child pornography; fired by the district. Mcallister faces a third-degree felony charge. The case is a charge, not a conviction, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Ferris ISD Superintendent Hector Madrigal released a statement to families on Thursday morning after learning of the arrest: “We want to make you aware that one of our employees was arrested by law enforcement for alleged criminal conduct for possession of child pornography.” Madrigal said that upon learning of the arrest, Mcallister was terminated immediately.
Mcallister was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography — the term Texas law uses for child sexual abuse material — a third-degree felony, on November 5, 2026. His bond was set at $100,000. The district emphasized one point from the arresting agency: the investigation does not involve any students associated with Ferris ISD.
Public Reaction and Consequences
The employment consequence was immediate and unconditional — no leave, no transition, just termination the same day the district learned of the arrest. The superintendent’s statement carried the arrest news to parents directly rather than waiting for questions, and paired the firing with the reassurance that no district students were implicated.
The district’s message to families did not name the arresting agency or detail where Mcallister was booked, leaving those details to the court file. What the superintendent’s statement did establish was the sequence: arrest, immediate termination, and a direct assurance to parents that no district students were implicated in the alleged conduct. The statement also confirmed the scale of the allegation — a third-degree felony charge carrying a bond of $100,000.
Current Status
Mcallister is out of the classroom, terminated by Ferris ISD, and faces a third-degree felony possession of child pornography charge dated November 5, 2026, with bond set at $100,000. The case remains at the charge stage: no indictment, plea, or trial outcome had been reported in the coverage, and no further details of the investigation had been released.
Impact on Their Career/Life
More than thirty years of teaching certification ended with a single booking. The trade classroom position at Ferris High School is gone, and a criminal felony charge now sits where the welding program bio used to be. Because the district confirmed no students were involved, the case reads as an off-campus criminal matter — but the firing was automatic anyway, the one consequence a Texas school district can impose without waiting for a jury.
Sources
- Ellis County Press, “Ferris High School teacher arrested on charges of possession of child pornography,” November 2026. source