A Las Vegas substitute teacher caught on video punching and shoving a high school student last month warned him to “don’t lose his job” when the student used a racial slur against the teacher during an argument. After that, the teacher has a physical relationship with the student, KLAS TV reported.quoting the arrest report.
The student admitted to police that he had used a racial slur against the teacher. Las Vegas Review Journal reportedThe teacher then lunged at the student and punched him, it added.
As schoolmates helped the students to their feet, the teacher, whose shirt was torn, shouted, “You’ve lost your mother’s heart, boy!” But the students, clearly dazed, audibly shouted at the teacher, “You’re going to jail!” [N-word]! ” and actually laughed as campus security guards led the students away.
The suspect, 27-year-old Raekwon Smith, told police on April 24 that he confronted a Valley High School student for using the wrong door to exit the weightlifting room, during which they got into an argument, the department said. He added that Smith warned the student, “Don’t bang!” Please don’t let me lose my job. ” Multiple witnesses observed students shouting insults, including racial slurs, at Smith. KTNV TV reported.
Two other students attempted to stop and stop the fist fight between Smith and the student, the documents state, adding that Smith waved him off and punched the student twice in the face and once in the head, KLAS said. Ta. KTNV added that police said Smith lost his composure and began hitting the student with his clenched fist.
The Review-Journal also cited an arrest report that said the student told the Clark County School District Police Department that Smith yelled at him as he was leaving a weight-training class. The newspaper quoted police as saying the student was using earpods at the time and could not hear Smith, but added that he soon heard Smith yelling, “Don’t lose your job.” and attacked Smith, who then lunged at him and punched him, the Review-Journal added.
More information from KLAS:
The student’s body froze, then fell backwards uncontrollably, hitting his head, according to the report. [the student] He remained motionless on the floor, his body still in a rigid position, consistent with a loss of consciousness. [sic]
After the student fell, video of the incident showed Smith bending over the boy and hitting him with an open palm, the report said.
A student who witnessed the incident told police that the student was “screaming and insulting Mr. Requon with all kinds of insults,” while the teacher was “trying to remain calm,” another student witness said. He added that he heard the student call Smith a racist. Defame him and make fun of him.
Other videos tell the story in detail
a Longer raw video of the fight It shows a smaller student continuing to chase and swing his larger teacher around, even though the teacher easily knocks him to the floor not once, but twice. Other students intervened and the teacher walked away through the crowd of onlookers.
Another raw clip It provides a close-up of the teacher finally slamming the student to the floor, climbing on top of him, punching him in the head, and yelling, “Are you crazy?” As schoolmates helped the students to their feet, the teacher, whose shirt was torn, shouted, “You’ve lost your mother’s heart, boy!” But the students, clearly dazed, audibly shouted at the teacher, “You’re going to jail!” [N-word]! ” and actually laughed as campus security guards led the students away.
what else?
Smith was charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury, assault on school property, vehicle or activity against a student, threatening bodily harm to a public school student and obstructing a student’s access to school, KLAS said. announced. previous story.
Mr. Smith was released without bail the day after his arrest. The judge determined that Mr. Smith had no criminal history and was not a flight risk, so he dropped his $9,000 bail and released him. KLAS-TV reportedadded that Mr. Smith is scheduled to return to court on May 27.
According to the police department, the school district hired Smith in November and assigned him to the high school, but police say the district plans to remove Smith from the list of substitute candidates and that Smith no longer has a substitute in the district. He added that he had announced that he was unfit to serve.
KLAS announced that students were also arrested. KNTV TV reported In a previous article, sources indicated that the student was recovering in hospital.
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