{"id":1385856,"date":"2025-01-25T07:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1385856"},"modified":"2025-01-28T03:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:25:10","slug":"east-texas-teacher-resigns-after-racially-insensitive-statements-resurface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1385856","title":{"rendered":"East Texas teacher resigns after \u2018racially insensitive\u2019 statements resurface"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLADEWATER \u2014 \"\"An East Texas teacher has resigned after statements she made at 17-years-old resurfaced, according to our news partners at KETK. Gladewater ISD announced on Thursday that Hollie Tefteller, an AG teacher, is no longer employed with the school district as the statements made when she was a student in 2015 \u201cwere perceived as racially insensitive, understandably caused concern among members of our community.\u201d Tefteller granted permission for the district to share this context to promote transparency. The school said she deeply regrets her past actions, taking full responsibility and acknowledged the impact these statements had.<\/p>\n

In light of this incident, Gladewater ISD is now providing additional training for staff, creating opportunities for community dialogue and listening closely to those impacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis situation reminds us of the importance of continued education and dialogue on issues of equity and inclusion, as well as the power of accountability and growth,\u201d the school district said. \u201cWe recognize this may bring up a range of emotions for many in our community. We encourage everyone to approach this with compassion and empathy as we reflect and learn together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with questions or wishes to discuss the situation any further, are asked to contact the Chief Operations Officer at 903-845-9961.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GLADEWATER \u2014 An East Texas teacher has resigned after statements she made at 17-years-old resurfaced, according to our news partners at KETK. Gladewater ISD announced on Thursday that Hollie Tefteller, an AG teacher, is no longer employed with the school district as the statements made when she was a student in 2015 \u201cwere perceived as … Continue reading East Texas teacher resigns after \u2018racially insensitive\u2019 statements resurface<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":1385858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/07\/schoolbus-e1737812955504-225x186.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1385856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-09 22:16:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/07\/schoolbus-e1737812955504-225x186.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1385856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1385859,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385856\/revisions\/1385859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1385858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1385856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1385856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1385856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}