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Woodbury substitute teacher who re-enacted George Floyd murder has questionable work history

New information has emerged about the Woodbury High School substitute teacher who was banned from campus after the principal reported he used a student as a prop in a reenactment of George Floyd’s murder.

FOX 9 obtained Steven Williams’ substitute teacher license report from the state, and it details how he quit a few law enforcement jobs, was fired from a security job and got a D+ in ethics class at university.

A photo circulated on social media of Williams reenacting Floyd’s killing with a student. Williams is a police officer with the Prescott Police Department in Wisconsin who was subbing a class at Woodbury High School.

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The Prescott Police Department says Williams is on administrative leave following the incident.

Williams was removed from the class after reenacting Floyd’s death. In a letter to parents, the district said Williams made racist comments and that police brutality was not real.

Before joining the Prescott Police Department, Williams worked for the Daniels County Sheriff’s Office in Montana, where he resigned in 2021. Williams wrote in the report that a deputy accused him of abuse of authority and harassment.

William states in the report that he did not file his response and was considering resigning. He said the matter was looked into by the Prescott Police Department.

In 2012, Williams was fired from G4S Secure Solutions, a security guard company, after accidentally bringing his firearm to work.

In 2003, he resigned from the Wausau Police Department, with the report saying, “I made unintentional errors in the performance of my duties that led to my resignation.”

FOX 9 contacted Teachers On Call, the Woodbury High School company that recruits its substitute teachers.

Teachers On Call said in part in a statement regarding the incident:

“Our evaluation system strictly adheres to all state and district requirements, prioritizing safety and security in educational environments. The substitute educator involved in the reported misconduct has passed all checks background required before being assigned to a mission.”

We have contacted all of Williams’ former employers to get more information about why he resigned or why he was fired. They did not provide us with the information before publishing this story.