- Substitute teacher Re’Kwon Smith was caught on camera punching a student at Valley High School in East Las Vegas on Thursday.
- The incident occurred after the student allegedly called Smith a racial slur.
- The 27-year-old has been banned from teaching in the district and faces a litany of criminal charges, including battery resulting in serious bodily injury.
Shocking footage shows the moment a Las Vegas substitute teacher fought against a high school student who allegedly called him a racial slur.
Re’Kwon Smith, 27, is seen in footage posted to social media repeatedly punching a student, who is also involved in the fight.
The incident happened Thursday in the cafeteria at Valley High School in East Las Vegas after the student allegedly called the teacher the n-word.
Smith, a substitute teacher with the Clark County School District since November 2023, was on assignment at Valley High at the time of the altercation.
Videos of the incident are being used as evidence by local police, who arrested the student and teacher, according to sources interviewed by 8NewsNow.
Re’Kwon Smith (left) is seen in footage posted to social media repeatedly punching a student (right) who is also involved in the fight.
Local police have confirmed that Smith will be removed from the district’s pool of substitute teachers and will no longer be eligible to teach in the district.
Local police confirmed that Smith would be removed from the district’s pool of substitute teachers and would no longer be eligible to teach in the district.
Videos from the scene show both parties punching each other before the student was knocked to the ground.
Sources told Channel 13 that the student was recovering from the fight at a local hospital.
Valley High Principal Kimberly Perry-Carter told parents the school was aware of the incident but “the information is preliminary.”
“Please be advised that CCSDPD is investigating the matter.
“Once we have information to share, we will be sure to update our community,” she added.
“Violence in any form is unacceptable and goes against the fundamental principles of education and respect,” CCSD officials said in a statement Thursday.
The incident happened in the cafeteria at Valley High School in east Las Vegas.
Adding: “Any altercation between a teacher and student is thoroughly investigated and appropriate disciplinary action is taken.”
Smith now faces a litany of criminal charges, including battery resulting in serious injury, assault of a student on school property, threatening bodily harm to a student at a school public and preventing a student from attending school, according to court records.
Smith is currently being held on $9,000 bail at the Clark County Detention Center. He is due to appear in court on Friday.
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