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The substitute teacher who reenacted the death of George Floyd is involuntarily resigning from the Prescott Police Department
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The substitute teacher who reenacted the death of George Floyd is involuntarily resigning from the Prescott Police Department

The police officer and substitute teacher who re-enacted the death of George Floyd in a Woodbury High School classroom has resigned from Prescott Police Department.

FOX 9 has obtained the separation agreement between the city of Prescott and now former police officer Steve Williams. According to the agreement, his resignation was not voluntary.

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The photo that surfaced on social media last month shows Williams, who worked as a substitute teacher at Woodbury High School, reenacting Floyd’s killing, using a student as a prop. According to the school district, he also made racially damaging comments and said police brutality is not real.

Williams was then placed on administrative leave by the Prescott Police Department while they investigated the incident.

The city of Prescott recently requested Williams’ resignation over the incident.

The separation agreement says Williams has been offered severance pay and his resignation is effective Nov. 15.

As part of the settlement, his personnel file will show that he resigned and will be classified on a Wisconsin Department of Justice portal as “dismissed in lieu of termination.”

The City of Prescott has agreed to provide a letter of reference for future employment reference requests. It will indicate the dates of employment, the positions held, the duties and the final salary rate. The city will also provide more information in accordance with Wisconsin’s open records law.

FOX 9 reached out to the Prescott City Council for comment and did not hear back.

This isn’t the first job Williams has resigned from. He resigned from the Wausau Police Department in 2003 and from the Daniels County Sheriff’s Office in Montana in 2021.