George Floyd as a child ‘wanted to become Supreme Court judge’, teacher remembers

Waynel Sexton, George Floyd’s former teacher, found a short essay and drawing that he did in second grade. At the…

Waynel Sexton, George Floyd’s former teacher, found a short essay and drawing that he did in second grade. At the time, he dreamed of becoming a Supreme Court Justice.

On May 25, 46-year-old African-American George Floyd died during an arrest for allegedly passing a counterfeit $20 bill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white officer, has pressed a knee into his neck for exactly eight minutes and 46 seconds, despite his pleas of “I can’t breathe”.