A substitute teacher at a Minnesota high school was banned from campus after allegedly kneeling on a student’s back to re-enact the 2020 killing of George Floyd while claiming ‘police brutality isn’t real’ .

The instructor, who claimed to be a police officer, was subbing Monday at Woodbury High School in Woodbury when he placed a student on the ground in front of the class and reenacted the prone restraint used by Minneapolis police who killed Floyd in May 2020, according to local news reports.

A photo posted publicly on Facebook by a student’s mother shows a man, wearing a lanyard with what appears to be a school ID, kneeling over a student who is lying face down on the ground with his arms outstretched.

The students denounced the actions of the substitute teacher and he was subsequently excluded from the school.

“This reported behavior is reprehensible,” Principal Sarah Sorenson-Wagner told parents, students and staff in an email following the incident, specifically highlighting the racial harm inflicted, according to KMSP.

“I’m embarrassed and I’m sorry this happened to our students.”

Floyd, 46, died on May 25, 2020, when Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, pinned him to the ground with a knee on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes.

Floyd repeatedly pleaded that he couldn’t breathe while he was restrained. His death sparked months of nationwide protests, and Chauvin was sentenced to 22 years in prison for murder in 2021.

The teacher, who taught four separate English classes to second- and final-year students, is also accused of twisting a student’s arm behind his back, showing him different facial pressure points, of pointing a gun at students and making racist, sexist and inappropriate comments to students. , said the director.

Students also reported that the substitute teacher invaded their personal space, provided the names of people he arrested, detailed sexual assault cases he investigated and spoke at length about his gun collection, according to KMSP.

The instructor is also accused of saying that “police brutality isn’t real” and that “cops are the best criminals,” adding that he once received a passing grade on an assignment detailing how to escape a murder, according to the school.

“The reported actions are not and will not be tolerated at Woodbury High School or South Washington County Schools,” the principal wrote, adding that the teacher, who is not an officer in Minnesota, believed the students would like to hear about his behavior. life, according to the media.

The school — which did not identify the sub by name — said its actions were reported to the Minnesota Department of Education, the National Teacher Licensing Board and the Woodbury Police Department , AP reported.

Woodbury Police Chief Jason Posel said his department was “disturbed” by what happened and would fully investigate the incident with the school district, according to the outlet.

Teachers on Call, a surrogate contract provider, said Wednesday that the sub was no longer employed at their company.

“The actions of this individual were unacceptable and the substitute teacher is no longer an employee of Teachers on Call,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to AP.

“We recognize the significant trust the public places in us to ensure our substitute educators maintain a safe learning environment. We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of violent, aggressive or harmful behavior.