LAS VEGAS — Video taken at Valley High School on Thursday showed an altercation that led to the arrest of a substitute teacher.
Re'Kwon Smith, 27, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for battery with substantial bodily harm and disturbance of school, the Clark County School District Police Department announced. He is accused of brawling with the Valley High School student on Thursday when he asked the teen, who shouted out a racial slur, to leave the classroom.
The altercation turned physical when the student placed his hands on Smith.
Sources said the student is recovering in a local hospital after the fight. Video of the altercation showed Smith and the student throwing punches at one another before the student was knocked to the ground.
Police noted Smith was employed with CCSD since November 2023. In light of his arrest, Smith "will be removed from CCSD's substitute pool and is no longer eligible to serve as a substitute in the district," police stated.