A Minnesota police officer who also works as a substitute teacher has been banned from teaching in the Southern Washington School District for using students to reenact the events leading up to George Floyd's death.
Prescott Police Officer Steve Williams is also a two-year veteran of the Woodbury Police Department and was not officially employed as a Prescott police officer at the time of the alleged acts.
However, a statement released by the City of Prescott confirmed that the officer in question is currently on leave pending further investigation.
“The City of Prescott and the Prescott Police Department recognize that the current allegations against Mr. Williams, if true, are deeply disturbing and reprehensible, and we in no way condone his actions. We extend our deepest condolences to the Southern Washington School District, staff, and students.''
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A Minnesota police officer who also works as a substitute teacher has been banned from teaching in the Southern Washington School District for using students to reenact the events leading up to George Floyd's death. (Prescott Police Facebook)
Williams had been substitute teaching four separate English classes at the school on Monday, but he had made racist and sexist comments toward students, among other things, prompting school officials to dismiss him. He is said to have acted in a manner that would increase the
Parents of students attending the school received a letter signed by Woodbury High School Principal Sara Sorenson-Wagner, Southern Washington County Schools Superintendent Julie Nielsen, and Assistant Superintendent Kristin Schaefer. Officials said Williams “told the students he believed it was their fault.” “I'd like to hear about his life as a police officer.”
George Floyd's gravestone stands at the “Say There Names” cemetery at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2023. Today marks three years since Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May 2020.
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In the process of speaking with individual students, officials also learned that during the incident, he “twisted students' arms behind their backs, exposed pressure points on their jaws and faces,” and “talked about a bar fight and punched students. He said he learned that he had faked it. His fist was “very close'' to the student's face, and he “entered the student's space, raised a gun, and pretended to point it at the student.''
Parents were reassured that the school “responded immediately and removed the teacher from the classroom and removed him from the school.”
A Minnesota police officer who also works as a substitute teacher has been banned from teaching in the Southern Washington School District for using students to reenact the events leading up to George Floyd's death. (Woodbury High School website)
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School officials said a report on the incident has been submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education and the state's Educator Licensing Board.
While the Woodbury Police Department is investigating, the City of Prescott is conducting its own internal investigation.
