What to do when I really don't like a student? What to do when that same student creates a toxic environment in the class? What to do when that student acknowledges that he is a disruption in the class then says that behavior cannot be a part of the grade? What to do about the others who want to learn and have a good learning environment when others in the class impede their learning?

I am stuck.

My gut feeling is that this particular student, based on the evidence he has given me, is weak academically. Nevertheless, he feels that the weakness is mine, not his. As a result, his frustration works its way into the class and creates a feeling of unease within me. I have brought this weakness up to the people around him, but they disregard the issue. They just think the problem is his unwillingness to listen when he is mad. I suspect that is part of the problem. In fact, I suspect that is why this student is a weak student in the first place. He has spent a lot of time angry. By his own admission, he stops listening when he's mad. By his own admission his anger issues have given him trouble in the past. Unfortunately, he is unable to accept his own responsibility in this matter. Until he does, I have a class of students who are not growing.

What to do?