No charges for substitute teacher who reenacted George Floyd murder during class

WOODBURY, Minn. — No charges will be filed against a former substitute teacher who students say reenacted the police actions that led to the murder of George Floyd during class.

The incident, which occurred back in October, is detailed in a police report that included multiple interviews with Woodbury High School students who were in the classroom when the reenactment occurred. Following the incident, the school district sought to press charges “if applicable.” However, law enforcement officials and the Washington County Attorney’s Office later determined that no felony statutes fit the situation, according to the report. The students who were interviewed also declined to press criminal charges.

The substitute teacher, who was also a police officer in Prescott, Wisconsin resigned from his law enforcement position, and is no longer an employee with the substitute staffing service he was contracted through…

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