{"id":115416,"date":"2024-10-18T03:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115416"},"modified":"2024-10-18T03:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:33:59","slug":"woodbury-minnesota-parents-call-for-accountability-after-alleged-george-floyd-murder-reenactment-in-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115416","title":{"rendered":"Woodbury, Minnesota: Parents call for accountability after alleged George Floyd murder reenactment in class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co2dvd000l26nj7alc0jj7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Parents in a Minnesota school district are calling for accountability from a now-banned substitute teacher who was accused of \u201cinappropriate and racially harmful behavior\u201d that included a reenactment of George Floyd\u2019s murder during\u00a0a high school English\u00a0class\u00a0earlier this week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cq2ssb000d3b6m0b6cn3mi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Wisconsin police officer Steven Dwayne Williams \u2013 who served as a substitute English teacher at Woodbury High School in Washington County, Minnesota, on Monday \u2013 is seen in a photo obtained by CNN, \u201cperforming the prone restraint on a student in the fourth period\u00a0English\u00a0class,\u201d Shawn Hogendorf, communications director for South Washington County Schools, told CNN on Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cr3wb800193b6mn1nqytmo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He had \u201cput a student on the ground in front of the class as part of a reenactment of the police actions that resulted in the murder of George Floyd,\u201d the school said in a letter to students, families and staff Tuesday,\u00a0acknowledging the \u201cracial harm\u201d done.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ddc93600003b6m0b6af54n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN has made multiple attempts to reach Williams for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2csdhe1001y3b6m2gylz77b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died while being arrested on May 25, 2020, after Derek Chauvin, a White police officer, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/06\/01\/us\/george-floyd-three-videos-minneapolis\/index.html\">filmed<\/a> kneeling on Floyd\u2019s neck and back for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/29\/us\/george-floyd-timing-929-846\/index.html\">nearly\u00a0nine minutes<\/a> as Floyd pleaded for help and said he couldn\u2019t breathe. Chauvin was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/23\/us\/derek-chauvin-sentencing-george-floyd\/index.html\">convicted<\/a> of murder and manslaughter in a state trial in 2021 and sentenced to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/25\/us\/derek-chauvin-sentencing-george-floyd\/index.html\">more than 22 years<\/a>\u00a0in prison. He later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/07\/us\/derek-chauvin-federal-sentencing\/index.html\">pleaded guilty<\/a>\u00a0in federal court of depriving Floyd of his civil rights.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhets600003b6mb6skwr06@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Floyd\u2019s killing sparked a wave of protests around the world, along with a spate of legislative measures intended to address police brutality and racial bias.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cqlza6000w3b6mmrv6cg2n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cPolice brutality isn\u2019t real,\u201d Williams allegedly told students, according to the school\u2019s letter sent to parents. He also reportedly told students that \u201ccops would be the best criminals\u201d and that \u201cthey know how to get away with stuff,\u201d adding that he once got an \u201cA\u201d on a paper about how to get away with murder, according to the letter.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cpo5fs00033b6mc32fmz5t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In a Monday letter addressed to families at Woodbury High School, principal Sarah Sorenson-Wagner called the incident \u201ca racially harmful situation,\u201d and said the school immediately removed the teacher from the classroom and walked him out of the school after receiving several complaints from students.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cpym6p000a3b6mgfqptzty@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe are continuing to investigate the incident, but I want to assure you the substitute teacher will not be back at Woodbury High School again,\u201d the letter said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cr94e1001c3b6m7xv6x5s5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Woodbury Police Department is investigating the incident and Williams is no longer allowed to enter any district property, according to the high school.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dho60w00043b6mxc9xk1yf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe are disturbed by the preliminary information of what occurred,\u201d Woodbury Public Safety Director Jason Posel told CNN Thursday.\u00a0\u201cThe safety of the students, teachers, staff and our community is our top priority. We will investigate this incident to the fullest extent, while showing compassion to the students impacted.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dho6yn00063b6mwpf1d91w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Williams has been reported to the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, the school said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhks8r00023b6ma5ql3u6l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSchools should be places where students feel safe to learn and grow,\u201d Anna Kurth, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Education, told CNN Thursday. \u201cMDE is aware of the situation and has been in contact with South Washington County Schools to offer resources to students, families and staff.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2csb48g001v3b6mvm40g4ls@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Teachers On Call, the staffing agency that placed Williams at the school is \u201cdeeply concerned about the reported misconduct of a former employee on assignment\u201d and is cooperating with the district and law enforcement in their investigation, according to a Thursday statement.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhol5z00093b6mwkexd3ir@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe recognize the significant public trust placed in us to ensure our substitute educators maintain a safe learning environment,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe have a zero-tolerance policy for any form of violent, aggressive, or harmful behavior.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhp6zl000g3b6mxb38p9jk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Williams is no longer an employee of the organization, the statement said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhp6zl000h3b6movgjfs54@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSubstitute educators undergo a rigorous screening process that is fully compliant with Minnesota Department of Education standards and includes screenings that go beyond state requirements,\u201d Teachers On Call said. \u201cThe substitute educator involved in the reported misconduct passed all required background screens before being placed on assignment.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhosly000b3b6mcwev28m8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Prescott, Wisconsin, Police Department, where Williams had been employed for two years and worked as a patrol officer, placed him on administrative leave while the incident is investigated, according to a press release posted by the department.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhp1ry000e3b6mvrxadc42@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The department said Williams was off-duty and not serving in an official capacity when the Minnesota incident occurred.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2dhqkx7000q3b6m4vuoalye@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe 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,\u201d reads the release.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cux9ag003b3b6mlkypz11i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jackie Schneider, whose son is a senior at the school, told CNN affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/woodbury-high-school-substitute-george-floyd-murder-reenactment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCCO<\/a>: \u201cI want to have strict assurances that this person is never going to be teaching my kids again.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm2cswnju002i3b6m2j1nbe4i@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"students-report-inappropriate-and-racially-harmful-behavior\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        Students report \u2018inappropriate and racially harmful behavior\u2019<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cq6qih000k3b6m2959k151@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Along with reenacting Floyd\u2019s murder, students reported a slew of other actions the substitute teacher had taken that day that were \u201cunprovoked by anyone.\u201d Students reported that he had twisted a student\u2019s arm behind their back, fake punched a student with his fist close to their face and mimicked holding up a gun and pointing it at students, the letter said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cqc5bv000n3b6m8wm0i1i6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Williams had also made \u201cracially harmful comments,\u201d told sexist jokes, shared details about dead bodies and sexual assault cases, shared names of people he had arrested and spoke extensively about his gun collection, students reported.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cqqohj000z3b6mjams4gs0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis reported behavior is reprehensible. I am embarrassed, and I am sorry this happened to our students. We will take as much time as students need to listen and create open space for courageous conversations that lead to healing, action and education,\u201d school officials said. \u201cThe reported actions are not, and will not, be tolerated at Woodbury High School or in South Washington County Schools.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cqyvft00143b6mkmvav5vx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The school said it has partnered with Teachers on Call to ensure that Williams is removed from the substitute list and will never be allowed to fill any vacancies in the school district. The agency said Williams had passed all background screenings before being placed on assignment, CNN affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/local\/students-substitute-teacher-reenacted-death-of-george-floyd-in-woodbury-hs-classroom-former-police-officer\/89-58b39f48-72ac-4d47-9f2f-f4638dc798b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KARE<\/a> reported.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cqxomy00123b6mk5zkgzw4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Tuesday, school staff met with each of the English classes that had the substitute teacher on Monday, and students will have additional opportunities to discuss it next week, according to the Tuesday letter. School and district officials said they are working on \u201cnext steps for repairing the harm done to students and staff at Woodbury High School.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/17\/us\/minnesota-substitute-teacher-george-floyd\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Parents in a Minnesota school district are calling for accountability from a now-banned substitute teacher who was accused of \u201cinappropriate and racially harmful behavior\u201d that included a reenactment &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115416\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}