LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A former Jefferson County Public School The teacher was fired after suffering caught on cell phone fighting video with a student at Moore High School is running for Kentucky state representative.
William Bennett was fired by the JCPS on December 16 for “incoordination, conduct inappropriate for a teacher, inefficiency, incompetence and neglect of duties,” according to the contract termination letter. copper.
Bennett is currently running for state seat in District 25 of Hardin County as a Republican.
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He filed on January 25, the last day to apply, as “Bill” Bennett and not William, according to the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website. His address records confirm his identity.
Bennett was reassigned by JCPS pending an investigation after a video emerged on social media on August 23 showing him pinning a student to the ground and grabbing his hair as two other students tried to pull him. we out.
A JCPS spokesperson confirmed that Moore High School security footage had been reviewed, saying that students began fighting and punching Bennett in the back before turning to leave. Then Bennett turned and pulled the student, throwing him to the ground and pressing his entire body on top of him, while pulling the student’s hair.
Bennett told investigators he tried to leave the situation by going into the counselor’s office, despite the fact that the video showed him walking at least 10 feet past the entrance to the office and about to leave. library side, allowing him to turn around and hit the student in the stomach. .
WAVE Troubleshooters investigated Bennett’s history and found a series of documented complaints by students and administrators from each of the four former school districts where he worked. Among the complaints and disciplinary documents were allegations that he grabbed a student’s arm and wouldn’t let go, made sexual jokes and made a series of “inappropriate remarks.” He was also charged with interfering with that investigation.
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