A Minnesota police officer who additionally works as an alternative trainer has been banned from educating within the South Washington College District after reportedly utilizing a pupil to reenact the occasions main as much as the demise of George Floyd.
Prescott Patrol Officer Steve Williams can be a two-year veteran of the Woodbury Police Division and was not serving in an official capability as a police officer for the Metropolis of Prescott when the alleged actions occurred.
An announcement launched by the Metropolis of Prescott, nevertheless, confirmed the officer in query is at the moment on administrative go away as they additional examine.
“The City of Prescott and the Prescott Police Department find the current allegations, if true, made against Mr. Williams to be very disturbing, reprehensible, and we in no way condone his actions. Our deepest sympathies go out to the South Washington School District, staff and students,” the assertion mentioned.
A Minnesota police officer who additionally works as an alternative trainer has been banned from educating within the South Washington College District after reportedly utilizing a pupil to reenact the occasions main as much as the demise of George Floyd. (Prescott Police Division Fb)
Williams, who was substitute educating 4 separate English courses on the college on Monday, allegedly made racist and sexist feedback to college students in addition to different actions that added to the necessity for varsity officers to take away him.
Dad and mom of the scholars attending the college obtained letters signed by Woodbury Excessive College principal Sarah Sorenson-Wagner, South Washington County Faculties Superintendent Julie Nielsen and Assistant Superintendent Kristine Schaefer notifying them in regards to the incident through which the college officers defined that Williams mentioned he thought the scholars “would want to hear about his life as a police officer.”
A gravestone for George Floyd stands int the “Say Their Names” cemetery at George Floyd Sq. on Could 25, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Right now marks three years since Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police in Could 2020.
Officers additionally mentioned within the means of talking to particular person college students they realized that through the incident he “Twisted a student’s arm behind the student’s back and showed pressure points on the chin and face,” “spoke about a bar fight and fake punched a student with his fist ‘really close’ to the student’s face,” and he “‘Invaded students’ space and mimicked holding up a gun and pointing it at students.”
Dad and mom have been reassured that the college “responded immediately, removed the teacher from the classroom and walked the teacher out of our school.”
A Minnesota police officer who additionally works as an alternative trainer has been banned from educating within the South Washington College District after reportedly utilizing a pupil to reenact the occasions main as much as the demise of George Floyd. (Woodbury Excessive College web site)
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College officers say a report on the incident has been submitted to the Minnesota Division of Schooling and the state’s educator licensing board.
The Metropolis of Prescott is conducting its personal inner investigation because the Woodbury Police Division is conducting its investigation.
