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Broward Assistant Coach Charged With Child Abuse in Weight-Room Brawl Is on House Arrest

A second video from another Broward school has triggered a district review that could lead to his termination.

Overview

  • Jamir Clarke, 29, faces four counts of child abuse without great bodily harm after an altercation during Blanche Ely High School football practice.
  • An arrest report says the dispute began over a negative social media post, after which Clarke allegedly insulted a player and punched him, prompting other students to rush him.
  • Deputies reported the weight room was locked, later finding Clarke sitting on the floor with the lights off, and noted a cracked mirror in the room.
  • He was granted $30,000 bond and released to house arrest with a GPS monitor, with conditions that include no contact with student victims and surrender of any firearms.
  • BCPS reassigned Clarke and removed him from coaching after a separate bathroom video from Monarch High School surfaced, as prosecutors told a judge his size made him a risk despite his self-defense claim.