A shocking video of a Las Vegas substitute teacher getting into a physical fight with a high school student who accused him of using a racial slur and asked him to leave the classroom has gone viral.
On Thursday, Raekwon Smith, 27, who was teaching at Valley High School, told an unidentified teen to leave class after he allegedly said the “n-word,” KLAS reported. Announced. report.
The student allegedly began physical contact by “grabbing” Smith by the shirt, but the sub did not act like an adult and significantly escalated the situation.
Video taken by another student in the hallway shows Smith and the student exchanging haymaker punches before the boy collapses. Smith is then seen punching the boy again as he curls up on the tile floor and tries to hide his head.
The substitute student remained on top of the boy and appeared to be screaming, inches from the boy’s face, until another student physically separated them.
A substitute teacher at a Las Vegas school got into a scuffle with a student who called him the “n-word.” pic.twitter.com/Nk8v7muHz1
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“You’re going to jail, [slur]” the student reportedly said as he was being led away. new york post report.
“We are aware of an altercation involving a staff member and a student,” a message to parents from Principal Kimberly Perry Carter said.
“However, although this information is preliminary, CCSDPD [Clark County School District Police Department] is investigating the matter. “We will be sure to update the community as we have more information to share,” the memo said. obtained I read it by KVVU.
Smith was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of assault inflicting serious bodily injury, assault on a student on school grounds, interfering with a student’s attendance, and threatening to physically harm a public school student.
He is being held on $9,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court Friday.
The student was arrested on “unspecified charges,” according to the paper, although the identity of the student was not disclosed because he is a minor. post.
“Violence in any form is unacceptable and violates fundamental principles of education and respect. Any altercation between a teacher and student will be thoroughly investigated and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken,” school district officials said in a statement. .
Smith had worked for the district since November 2023, but was subsequently removed from the list of eligible substitute teachers.
