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Parents call for accountability after Minnesota substitute teacher allegedly reenacted George Floyd’s murder in class | CNN

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Wisconsin police officer Steven Dwayne Williams was a substitute English teacher at Woodbury High School in Minnesota .

He is accused of “inappropriate and racially harmful behavior” that included a reenactment of George Floyd’s murder.

Woodbury Police Department is investigating the incident and Williams is no longer allowed to enter school property.

Substitute teacher reenacts Floyd ’s murder, students report.

He also fake punched a student with his fist close to their face and mimicked holding up a gun, students say.

Williams had also made “racially harmful comments, told sexist jokes, shared details about dead bodies and sexual assault cases.

School and district officials say they are working on “next steps for repairing the harm done to students and staff at Woodbury High School .

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