A HIGH school football coach is accused of hitting three students in a fight at practice.
Blanche Ely High School assistant football coach Jamir Clarke was arrested on Monday.
A high school football coach was arrested for fighting students[/caption]
Jamir Clarke was arrested for the altercation[/caption]
According to a Broward Country Sheriff’s Office report obtained by Local 10, Clarke got into a physical altercation with students during practice.
Clarke allegedly confronted one of the students for a negative post about someone he knew.
When the player admitted to the post, the coach allegedly called the student a “b****” and then hit them.
Clarke stands at 6-foot-7 and 400 pounds.
After hitting the player, other students retaliated and went after Clarke.
“He just got surrounded by everybody and he just started throwing punches at everybody,” a student told Local 10.
One of the players who tried to break up the altercation was struck by Clarke as well.
Broward sheriff’s deputies were called to the school, but couldn’t get into the weightlifting room where the altercation happened due to the doors being locked.
Once they were able to get into the room, police found Clarke “sitting on the floor with his legs crossed and the lights off.”
He was immediately taken into custody.
Police also noticed that a mirror in the weightlifting room was broken from the altercation.
Broward County Public Schools sent a letter out to parents after the incident, stating that Clarke is no longer a coach at the school.
“We are deeply disturbed by this incident, as the safety and well-being of our students is our number one priority,” the district wrote.
Clarke was charged with four counts of child abuse without great bodily harm after the fight.
He was booked into the Broward County Main Jail on a $30,000 bond.
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- Ohio State (3-0)
- Miami (4-0)
- Penn State (3-0)
- LSU (4-0)
- Georgia (3-0)
- Oregon (4-0)
- Oklahoma (4-0)
- Florida State (3-0)
- Texas A&M (3-0)
- Texas (3-1)
- Indiana (4-0)
- Texas Tech (4-0)
- Ole Miss (4-0)
- Iowa State (4-0)
- Tennessee (3-1)
- Georgia Tech (4-0)
- Alabama (2-1)
- Vanderbilt (4-0)
- Michigan (3-1)
- Missouri (4-0)
- USC (4-0)
- Notre Dame (1-2)
- Illinois (3-1)
- TCU (3-0)
- BYU (3-0)
*Poll released on September 21
Clarke has since been released under house arrest.
The coach initially argued he was acting in self-defense, but prosecutors argued his size and failure to de-escalate made him a “risk” to students, according to Local 10.
It was also made known that Clark was previously accused of attacking a student while working at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek.
Broward County Public Schools stated they were unaware of the incident until after his arrest.
“Clarke, who has been employed with BCPS since December 2024, is being reassigned while these incidents are reviewed for further action, up to and including termination,” the district wrote.
“At all times, the safety and well-being of our students is our number one priority.”
