Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – A substitute teacher as well as student were arrested on Thursday at Valley High School after getting into a fistfight in the hallway.
The teacher, identified as 27-year-old Rekwon Smith, was taken to CCDC. Bail was set at $9,000.
Sources told 8 News Now that the student used a racial slur that led to the encounter.
Smith faces charges including battery resulting in serious bodily harm, assault school pupil on school property/vehicle/activity, threatening to do bodily harm to public school student, and interfering with a student from attending school.
CCSD officials issued a statement Thursday, saying, “Violence in any form is unacceptable and goes against the fundamental principles of education and respect. Any altercation between a teacher and a student is thoroughly investigated, and appropriate disciplinary action is taken.”