A substitute teacher who was reportedly banned from teaching in Washington County using a student to recreate the police killing of George Floyd lost his job as a police officer in western Wisconsin.

Steven Williams, an officer with the Prescott Police Department, had been on administrative leave since last month when allegations about his behavior at Woodbury High School came to light last month.

In a separation agreement between Williams, the police union and the city, effective Friday, Nov. 15, Williams will resign from the department rather than be terminated. He will get paid for his vacation time and can keep his health insurance until the end of the month.

Williams’ re-enactment of the 2020 killing of Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was just one of several “racially inappropriate and harmful” actions he took in the classroom on Oct. 14, according to South Washington County schools officials.

He reportedly mimed pointing a gun at a student, told sexist jokes, talked in detail about dead bodies he saw, shared explicit details about two sexual assault cases he investigated, and said that “police brutality is not real,” according to the district.

Students shared audio and video footage of Williams with school administrators, who then removed Williams from the classroom and escorted him off campus, Superintendent Julie Nielsen said.

Williams, who served two years with the Prescott Police Department, has substituted for teachers in South Washington County seven times since he started his job in March 2024, according to the district.

Williams was hired by Teachers On Call, a third-party provider that provides substitute teachers to the district.