High school teacher is fired after telling student, 16, he was 'just another ...

A white Kentucky high school teacher who was filmed fighting a black student has been fired after an investigation found he 'escalated the situation' by telling the teenager, who is a gunshot victim, he was 'just another black boy who got shot'.  

William Bennett, a science teacher at Marion C. Moore High School in Louisville was fired last month and details of how the August 24, 2021 incident - where he was filmed fighting the 16-year-old student - unfolded were revealed in the termination letter obtained by The Insider.  

Bennett admitted to saying something to Jamir Strane 'about being shot,' which 'provoked' the student to punch Bennett, according to the letter. Bennett then 'caught the student' and put his 'whole body weight on top of him.'   

Strane, who had previously told outlets that he had been shot in a drive-by shooting in 2020, said he hit Bennett first because the teacher said he 'would just be another black boy shot.'  

An unnamed student who was quoted in the report stated that he overheard Bennett tell Strane the same thing.      

The minute-long video from August, which has since been deleted from social media, shows Bennett and the student locked in the scuffle as kids circle them. 

Bennett claimed he was misrepresented in the shocking footage.

Another adult eventually breaks up the fight, but as Strane walks away from Bennett, Bennett 'proceeded to engage in the altercation,' according to the letter. Bennett reportedly followed Strane down the hallway, had a verbal exchange with the student, and kicked him.  

The report also states that Bennett referenced the Kentucky state statue on self-defense and force — which

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