The Woodbury substitute teacher who reenacted the killing of George Floyd has a questionable work history

WOODBURY, Minn. (FOX 9) – New information has emerged about the substitute teacher at Woodbury High School, who was banned from campus after the principal reported he used a student as a prop in a reenactment of the killing of George Floyd.

FOX 9 has obtained Steven Williams’ Substitute Teacher License Report from the state, which details how he resigned from a number of law enforcement jobs, was fired from a security job and received a D+ in an Ethics class in college.

A photo circulating on social media shows Williams reenacting Floyd’s murder with a student. Williams is a police officer with the Prescott Police Department in Wisconsin who substituted for a class at Woodbury High School.

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Prescott police say Williams is on administrative leave following the incident.

Williams was removed from the classroom after reenacting Floyd’s death. In a letter to parents, the district said Williams made racially harmful comments and said police brutality is 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 power and intimidation.

William says in the report that he did not submit his response and planned to resign. He stated that the matter was investigated by the Prescott Police Department.

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

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

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

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

“Our rating system strictly adheres to all state and district requirements, prioritizing safety and security in educational environments. The substitute teacher involved in the reported misconduct passed all required background screens before being placed on an assignment.”

We’ve reached out to 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 posting this story.